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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...
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earlier until 1664. The
bellfounders were
based at
nearby Broomfield from
about 1587
until at
least 1639.
Joseph Hatch,
bellfounder from 1602 to 1639, cast...
- Ivan Falk or
Johann Falk (Russian: Ганс Фальк), was a Dutch-Russian
bellfounder of
German origin. In the Netherlands, he was
known as Hans
Falck van...
- most-pealed
bells in the world. The
present company is part of a line of
bellfounders dating back to
Johannes de
Stafford in the 14th century, who was also...
- of
transporting heavy objects, it was not
uncommon at this date for
bellfounders to
travel to the work. An
instance of when
Hodson did this is do****ented...
- a 2,000-pound (900 kg)
bronze bell.
Manufactured by John
Taylor & Co
Bellfounders in Loughborough, the
sound of the bell was
recorded by Tony
Platt using...
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related series of tones, the bell's
profile must be
carefully adjusted.
Bellfounders typically focus on five prin****l
tones when tuning, most
notably the...
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patron saint of rape victims,
breast cancer patients, wet nurses, and
bellfounders (due to the
shape of her
severed ****). She is also
considered to...
- So he
ordered it in 1720 from the Netherlands. In
Amsterdam the only
bellfounder at that time, Jan
Albert de Grave [nl], was
married to the
widow of Claude...
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Midlands Airport. It has the world's
largest bell foundry, John
Taylor Bellfounders,
which produced Great Paul at St Paul's Cathedral; it has also made bells...
