German Steel Bells

[davidhird_uk]

I cant open this for some reason.

David

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Bill Hibbert" <bill at ...> 
wrote:
>
> GD:
> 
> > Certainly German steel bells that I have seen have have decent 
> relationships between their partials, and they have a proper 
profile, 
> albeit continental
> 
> I have just obtained a recording of the largest of the seven steel 
> bells at Neustadt an der Weinstraße. At about 14,000kg it is the 
second 
> heaviest bell in Germany and reputedly the heaviest steel bell in 
the 
> world. It was cast by Bochumer in 1949 and is true-harmonic. I 
have put 
> the recording up on the net at 
> http://www.hibberts.co.uk/collect2/stiftskirche_ruprecht.mp3 . I 
think 
> it is a beauty - I hope they keep it painted.
> 
> Bill H
>