Bellfounding
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Bellfounding is the casting and tuning of large bronze bells in a foundry for use such as in churches, clock towers and public buildings, either to signify the time or an event, or as a musical carill
11th century BCE bell, Shang dynasty
Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng, dated 433 BCE
Cast Bells Whitechapel Bell Foundry, ca. 1880, State Library of New South Wales
Church Bells in the workshop at Whitechapel Bell Foundry, c. 1880
Bell metal
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Bell metal or bell bronze is an alloy used for making bells and related instruments, such as cymbals. It is a form of bronze with a higher tin content than most other bronzes, usually in approximately
Bellfounding
…churches, clock towers and public buildings, either to signify the time or an event, or as a musical carillon or chime. Large bells are made by casting bell metal in moulds designed for their intended musical pitches. Further fine tuning is then performed using a lathe to shave metal from the bell to produce a…
Cannon made of bell metal at Malik-e-Maidan, Bijapur, India.
The Jingyun bell, cast in 711, weighing 6,500 kg, originally from the bell tower at the Tang dynasty capital Chang'an