The Chicago carillon was renovated awhile back - what did they do about the "worn out" bells? They're too big ever to leave the chamber. I was visiting the tower one afternoon when 2:00 came. The sound of those bells was awe-inspiring - not so terribly loud, just soul-filling and HUGE.
This bourdon sounds low C. 40,926 lbs. according to G&J Due to concerns about stress on the tower, they are no longer swinging this bell. I briefly played this carillon in 1986(?). Heavy action. Also I moved the clapper and gently struck (tapped) the bell. The audible sound quickly diminished. I placed my ear on the bell and listened to it continuing to ring for several minutes! Largest carillon by weight. A much smaller carillon has 77 bells. Do the 5(?) other swinging bells still swing?
you aren't going to wear a bell that big out. I regularly ring on a bell that was cast so long ago that we arent sure how old it is, was probably in about 1410, this we assume from other existing examples of this founders work. Our old bell (or "1410" as we call him) has been smacked with a clapper milions and millions of times over the last 600 years and is still fine. You have to move the point where you hit the bell occasionally because a groove appears, but other than that, no probs.
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The Chicago carillon was renovated awhile back - what did they do about the "worn out" bells? They're too big ever to leave the chamber.
I was visiting the tower one afternoon when 2:00 came. The sound of those bells was awe-inspiring - not so terribly loud, just soul-filling and HUGE.
This bourdon sounds low C. 40,926 lbs. according to G&J
Due to concerns about stress on the tower, they are no longer swinging this bell.
I briefly played this carillon in 1986(?).
Heavy action.
Also I moved the clapper and gently struck (tapped) the bell.
The audible sound quickly diminished. I placed my ear on the bell and listened to it continuing to ring for several minutes!
Largest carillon by weight. A much smaller carillon has 77 bells.
Do the 5(?) other swinging bells still swing?
you aren't going to wear a bell that big out. I regularly ring on a bell that was cast so long ago that we arent sure how old it is, was probably in about 1410, this we assume from other existing examples of this founders work. Our old bell (or "1410" as we call him) has been smacked with a clapper milions and millions of times over the last 600 years and is still fine. You have to move the point where you hit the bell occasionally because a groove appears, but other than that, no probs.