[Bell Historians] Re: Wandering carillon

[Alan Buswell]

For interest, before the four tenors were cast for the Wellington Carillon, metal was scratched off the existing bells so an analysis could be made for the castings for an exact match to the existing G&J bells.

Are there any variances in tonal qualities when different percentages of metal (copper/tin) are used in a bell, and if so, what are they? How are they analyzed?
AAJB

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Offen 
  To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 9:55 PM
  Subject: [Bell Historians] Re: Wandering carillon


  The bells were finally dedicated in April 1932. It had always been the 
  > intention to add four tenors and this was achieved by 1995 along with 
  a number of 
  > smaller bells and replacements of some of the middle bells giving a 
  total 
  > altogether of 74 bells.
  > 
  > With thanks to Alan Buswell - Howard E. J. Smith
  >

  The resulting carillon is absolutely magnificent and can be heard daily 
  at noon.

  R



              
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