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== By Musical Pitch ==

The weight of large bronze bells (~~20 inches diameter~~ or ~~more~~) 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.

A bell with a pitch of A4 (strike tone of 440 Hz - Concert A) will have a weight of approximately 1,000 pounds. ~~Weights~~ are halved ~~when going up~~ the musical scale four semitones, so a C#5 will have a weight of approximately 500 pounds. ~~Weights double when going down~~ the scale four semitones, so a bell with a pitch of F4 weighs ~~about~~ 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.

~~Other weights to remember are~~:

Approximate bell sizes:

*G3 - 12,000 pounds

*G2 - 12,000 pounds (83 inches in diameter)

*~~Bb3~~ - 7,000 pounds

*Bb2 - 7,000 pounds (71 inches in diameter)

*G4 - 1,400 pounds

*C3 - 4,300 pounds (60 inches in diameter)

*C5 - 600 pounds

*G3 - 1,400 pounds (30 inches in diameter)

*D#5 - ~~350~~ pounds

*C4 - 600 pounds (16 inches in diameter)

*G5 - ~~200~~ pounds

*G4 - 200 pounds (20 inches in diameter)

*C6 - ~~100~~ pounds

*D#5 - 80 pounds (13 inches in diameter)

*G5 - 30 to 45 pounds (12 inches in diameter)

*C6 - 20 to 30 pounds (10 inches in diameter)

These weights and diameters are given without a crown top and variations will be seen from different bell founders and bell profiles (diameters, shape and wall thicknesses).

== By Diameter ==

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 == By Musical Pitch ==
-The weight of large bronze bells (20 inches diameter or more) 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.
-A bell with a pitch of A4 (strike tone of 440 Hz - Concert A) will have a weight of approximately 1,000 pounds. Weights are halved when going up the musical scale four semitones, so a C#5 will have a weight of approximately 500 pounds. Weights double when going down the scale four semitones, so a bell with a pitch of F4 weighs about 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.
-Other weights to remember are:
+Approximate bell sizes:
-*G3 - 12,000 pounds
+*G2 - 12,000 pounds (83 inches in diameter)
-*Bb3 - 7,000 pounds
+*Bb2 - 7,000 pounds (71 inches in diameter)
-*G4 - 1,400 pounds
+*C3 - 4,300 pounds (60 inches in diameter)
-*C5 - 600 pounds
+*G3 - 1,400 pounds (30 inches in diameter)
-*D#5 - 350 pounds
+*C4 - 600 pounds (16 inches in diameter)
-*G5 - 200 pounds
+*G4 - 200 pounds (20 inches in diameter)
-*C6 - 100 pounds
+*D#5 - 80 pounds (13 inches in diameter)
+*G5 - 30 to 45 pounds (12 inches in diameter)
+*C6 - 20 to 30 pounds (10 inches in diameter)
+These weights and diameters are given without a crown top and variations will be seen from different bell founders and bell profiles (diameters, shape and wall thicknesses).
 == By Diameter ==