[Bell Historians] Riverside bass bell

[Richard Offen]

Bill had several versions upon the same theme!

R

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Bill's phrase was "it's like hitting a cow up the arse with a wet
shovel"

 

Alan

 

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[mailto:bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Offen
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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 ylMZ0r9g9-2W6jd6WrRu_QPWb-_du-idNBY3lLxfKcIEIJzOYRlYHXO9gNZNa1dAkqYVcAnFCeQI9JgdNqu0GwDJv0k.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.com/watch?v=9urKCqrzUGM
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9urKCqrzUGM> 

 

Peace Bell at Newport Kentucky (Cast by Paccard):

 

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