[Bell Historians] Who casts the best bells?

[La Greenall]

As Andrew says, there's a lot to be said for 2nd-hand bells - they have
obviously already proved their mettle! I see your email address is
'sanctusbells'; our recently-acquired Sanctus bell at Waltham Abbey was
cast in the 1660s by Miles Graye and I think it's great that this
venerable old relic has been given a second wind, so to speak.
Ironically, it is now the oldest bell in Waltham Abbey's tower, even
though it was installed only about a decade ago.

I took a photos of it recently; if anyone wants a copy emailed let me
know offlist.

Lawrence Greenall,
Waltham Abbey Hist Soc.

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> I know this is a very difficult question with a great many variables
> to consider (particularly application), but who casts the finest bells
> today?  Eisebouts? Paccard? Petit & Fritsen? Taylor? Whitechapel? Some
> other firm?
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> While my specific application would be for a single swinging bell, I'm
> also curious how the Russian bells of Litex, Vera, Zil, etc. compare
> to their western counterparts?
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> I'm well aware that it would be easy to denigrate and then dismiss my
> question as being naive and unanswerable, but I really would like to
> hear some comments on the product quality levels of today's different
> bell foundries.
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