Measuring bells - Revision history

Rickwhite: /* Survey forms */

2025-05-01T14:09:10Z

Survey forms

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	== Survey forms ==		== Survey forms ==
	PDF file downloads are available on our [[Bell_survey_forms]] download page.		PDF file downloads are available on our [[Bell_survey_forms\|'''Survey Forms''']] download page.

	Fill out one form per bell. In addition to the dimensions, be sure to include the following information on the form.		Fill out one form per bell. In addition to the dimensions, be sure to include the following information on the form.

Daveallen at 21:21, 31 January 2018

2018-01-31T21:21:47Z

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	<div style="font-size:84%">'''[http://www.ChimeMaster.com Home] > [[Chime_Master_Help\|Help]] > [[Survey_information_and_forms\|Survey]] '''</div><br />		<div style="font-size:84%">'''[http://www.ChimeMaster.com Home] > [[Chime_Master_Help\|Help]] > [[Survey_information_and_forms\|Survey]] '''</div><br />
	To provide the equipment and mounting hardware to fit your bell, we need good measurements. Photos of the tower and closeups of the bell are also helpful.		To provide the equipment and mounting hardware to fit your bell, we need good measurements. Photos of the tower and closeups of the bell are also helpful.

	~~Also see [[Measure swinging bells]] for information regarding measurements for A-stands and wheels.~~

	== Survey forms ==		== Survey forms ==

Daveallen at 21:21, 31 January 2018

2018-01-31T21:21:33Z

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	== Survey forms ==		== Survey forms ==
	PDF file downloads are available on our [[~~Survey forms~~]] download page.		PDF file downloads are available on our [[Bell_survey_forms]] download page.

	Fill out one form per bell. In addition to the dimensions, be sure to include the following information on the form.		Fill out one form per bell. In addition to the dimensions, be sure to include the following information on the form.

Daveallen: /* Survey forms */

2017-02-24T16:44:43Z

Survey forms

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	* Your name		* Your name
	* Date		* Date
	* Number of the bell (largest = 1, to smallest ~~of all~~ bells ~~in the tower~~)		* Number of the bell (largest = bell number 1, smallest = bell number [total bells])
	* Foundry (if found on the bell's inscription)		* Foundry (if found on the bell's inscription)
	* Date bell was cast (if found on the inscription or other historic documents)		* Date bell was cast (if found on the inscription or other historic documents)

Daveallen: /* Survey tools and equipment */

2017-02-24T16:43:00Z

Survey tools and equipment

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	== Survey tools and equipment ==		== Survey tools and equipment ==
	* Sharpie pen		* Sharpie pen
			* Chalk
	* Tape measure or carpenter's rule		* Tape measure or carpenter's rule
	* Straight edge as long as diameter of the bell's mouth		* Straight edge as long as diameter of the bell's mouth
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	* Optional dial caliper for bolt measurements		* Optional dial caliper for bolt measurements
	* Optional exterior caliper for finding thickest part of sound bow: strike point		* Optional exterior caliper for finding thickest part of sound bow: strike point
	* Camera (smartphone) for tower photos, closeups of the inside top of the bell and any inscriptions		* Camera (smartphone) for tower photos, closeups of the inside top of the bell and any inscriptions. Use chalk to indicate bell number in photos.
	* Audio recorder (app on a smartphone) is important if we are automating a chime or carillon so we provide an appropriate music library		* Audio recorder (app on a smartphone) is important if we are automating a chime or carillon so we provide an appropriate music library

	== Measurements ==		== Measurements ==

Rickwhite: bc

2017-01-14T19:17:04Z

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			<div style="font-size:84%">'''[http://www.ChimeMaster.com Home] > [[Chime_Master_Help\|Help]] > [[Survey_information_and_forms\|Survey]] '''</div><br />
	To provide the equipment and mounting hardware to fit your bell, we need good measurements. Photos of the tower and closeups of the bell are also helpful.		To provide the equipment and mounting hardware to fit your bell, we need good measurements. Photos of the tower and closeups of the bell are also helpful.

Daveallen: /* Measurements */

2017-01-10T22:27:06Z

Measurements

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	== Measurements ==		== Measurements ==
			Refer to [[Bell Ringing Components\|bell ringing components]] to identify the components described in this procedure.

	=== Parts of a bell ===		=== Parts of a bell ===

Daveallen: category

2017-01-10T21:15:19Z

Daveallen: /* Shoulder and waist */

2017-01-10T20:41:39Z

Shoulder and waist

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	Dimension '''D''' is the inside diameter at the top of the bell. This is helpful to prevent interference with the mounting of the striker.		Dimension '''D''' is the inside diameter at the top of the bell. This is helpful to prevent interference with the mounting of the striker.

	If the waist seems to suddenly flare at the bottom, take an additional inside diameter measurement near the flare with the height of ~~the~~ that measurement up from the lip.		If the waist seems to suddenly flare at the bottom, take an additional inside diameter measurement near the flare with the height of that measurement up from the lip.

Daveallen: /* Strike point */ - sub points not headings

2017-01-10T20:38:57Z

Strike point: - sub points not headings

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	This is the sweet spot that we want the clapper or hammer to impact the bell. This is always the thickest part of the bell near the bottom, called the sound bow. For replacement equipment, you can usually see the spot on the bell that the existing clapper has been striking. Use a sharpie pen to put a cross hair in the middle of this spot to make all measurements to the strike point. Sometimes previous clappers did not strike in the proper location. The thickest part of the sound bow can be confirmed by sliding an external caliper up and down the lower portion of the profile of the bell's lip.		This is the sweet spot that we want the clapper or hammer to impact the bell. This is always the thickest part of the bell near the bottom, called the sound bow. For replacement equipment, you can usually see the spot on the bell that the existing clapper has been striking. Use a sharpie pen to put a cross hair in the middle of this spot to make all measurements to the strike point. Sometimes previous clappers did not strike in the proper location. The thickest part of the sound bow can be confirmed by sliding an external caliper up and down the lower portion of the profile of the bell's lip.

	~~=====~~ Height ~~=====~~		* '''Height''' - Dimension '''H''' is the height of the strike point up from the lip. Hold a straight edge across the bell's mouth and measure up from it to the inside strike point with the adjustable square for the most accurate measurement.
	Dimension '''H''' is the height of the strike point up from the lip. Hold a straight edge across the bell's mouth and measure up from it to the inside strike point with the adjustable square for the most accurate measurement.

	~~=====~~ Diameter ~~=====~~		* '''Diameter''' - Dimension '''B''' is the inside diameter of the bell taken at the inside strike point height '''H'''. If you provided '''H''' for the outside strike point because you plan to use a hammer, mark dimension '''B''' as ''EXT''.
	Dimension '''B''' is the inside diameter of the bell taken at the inside strike point height '''H'''. If you provided '''H''' for the outside strike point because you plan to use a hammer, mark dimension '''B''' as ''EXT''.

	==== Head ====		==== Head ====

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	If the waist seems to suddenly flare at the bottom, take an additional inside diameter measurement near the flare with the height of that measurement up from the lip.		If the waist seems to suddenly flare at the bottom, take an additional inside diameter measurement near the flare with the height of that measurement up from the lip.

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