Bell Weights and Sizes: Difference between revisions
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== By Musical Pitch == | == By Musical Pitch == | ||
The weight of large bronze bells (C4 or larger) can be roughly estimated given their musical pitch. | The weight of large bronze bells (C4 or larger) can be roughly estimated given their musical pitch. Octave numbers used in our specifications correspond to bell C4 being what a carillonist performing on a grand carillon would play for a notated middle C. | ||
A bell with a pitch of A3 (strike tone of 440 Hz - Concert A) will have a weight of approximately 1,000 pounds. Approximate bell weights are halved while ascending the musical scale every four semitones, so a C#4 will have a weight of approximately 500 pounds. Bell weight approximately doubles as the strike note descends the scale every four semitones, so a bell with a pitch of F3 weighs approximately 2,000 pounds. | A bell with a pitch of A3 (strike tone of 440 Hz - Concert A) will have a weight of approximately 1,000 pounds. Approximate bell weights are halved while ascending the musical scale every four semitones, so a C#4 will have a weight of approximately 500 pounds. Bell weight approximately doubles as the strike note descends the scale every four semitones, so a bell with a pitch of F3 weighs approximately 2,000 pounds. | ||
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*G2 - 12,000 pounds (83 inches in diameter) | *G2 - 12,000 pounds (83 inches in diameter) | ||
*Bb2 - 9,000 pounds (71 inches in diameter) | *Bb2 - 9,000 pounds (71 inches in diameter) | ||
*C3 - 4,800 pounds (63 inches in diameter) | *C3 - 4,800 pounds (63 inches in diameter - strike tone is Middle C) | ||
*A3 - 1,000 pounds (36 inches in diameter) | *A3 - 1,000 pounds (36 inches in diameter) | ||
*C4 - 580 pounds (31 inches in diameter) | *C4 - 580 pounds (31 inches in diameter - notated for carillon as Middle C) | ||
*G4 - 180 pounds (20 inches in diameter) | *G4 - 180 pounds (20 inches in diameter) | ||
*D#5 - 80 pounds (13 inches in diameter) | *D#5 - 80 pounds (13 inches in diameter) | ||