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A 4,300 pound middle C bell is sounds the note C3 and is the largest bell of a Concert Pitch carillon. This bell has a strike tone of 262 Hz and a hum tone of 131 Hz (where the carillon is tuned to A=440 Hz). | A 4,300 pound middle C bell is sounds the note C3 (this octave notation corresponds to the full octaves of a piano keyboard 1-7) and is the largest bell of a Concert Pitch carillon. This bell has a strike tone of 262 Hz and a hum tone of 131 Hz (where the carillon is tuned to A=440 Hz). | ||
Weights given here are very approximate weights for carillon bells without crowns or cannon. | Weights given here are very approximate weights for carillon bells without crowns or cannon. | ||