[Bell Historians] Riverside bass bell

[Richard Offen]

The Newark one sounds marginally better, but, in the words of the late,
great Bill Theobald, they both "sound like a cow's arse being hit with a wet
bullock!"

 

R

 

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In a message dated 09/10/2008 08:42:40 GMT Standard Time,
richard.offen at 2u_utBfyVoqVuqIgcOH4fKixxzb9he0uok8bEz3ZoOomaBlioFrurPzrWOofnVDQpSGIDvImmkcSi_UDbRkDlzQh.yahoo.invalid writes:

The largest swinging bell in the world is now claimed to be at Gotenba in
Japan.   At around 36 tons, I believe it was cast in 2006 by Eijsbouts, but,
interestingly, their web site makes no mention of it.   As far as I am aware
the Riverside bourdon is still the largest tuned bell in the world .unless
someone else knows different.

Richard

I think that these may answer Jims question.

 

The recent Eijsbouts bell in Japan - looks untuned to me:

 

http://www.youtube. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9urKCqrzUGM>
com/watch?v=9urKCqrzUGM

 

Peace Bell at Newport Kentucky (Cast by Paccard):

 

http://www.youtube. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI6Ll_QH9u0>
com/watch?v=eI6Ll_QH9u0

 

Both sound disappointing to my ears! Using Bill Hibberts Tuner - both seem
to have fairly wild harmonics!

 

Matthew

 

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