WEIGHT OF BELLS.
METAL FOR A CARILLON. CHICAGO'S " EIGHTEEN-TONNER." "The weight of metal in carillon bells may be enormous, said Sir. Clifford Ball, the Bourneville carillonist, who has arrived in Wellington from England. Recently he inspected some bells cast in England for the University of Chicago—a carillon of 72 bells, the heaviest of which weighed 18 tons. . "Wellington's heaviest bells weigh h\6 tons," Mr. Ball said. "One would thinK that such a bell would make terrific sound, but when it was hit wit clapper it was as though it had been struck with a ball of velvet-a full round, deep, rich bass tone which reverberated grandly, but not loudly. "People must realise that a carillon is a delicate musical 'instrument, saidl Mr. Ball, "and when played by hand is capable of much expression. That is wfij the Continental player? do not favour the mechanical playing of carillon. Mr. Ball states that his duties at Bourneville consist of a recital of about an hour's duration every Sunday evening and an occasional one on Saturday afternoons.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21163, 21 April 1932, Page 9
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174WEIGHT OF BELLS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21163, 21 April 1932, Page 9
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