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Bellfounding Shire Album 212 vintage Jennings large iron bells bell making forge
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Series
- Shire Library
- ISBN
- 9780852639115
- Book Title
- Bellfounding
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Genre
- Music, Crafts & Hobbies
- Topic
- Metal Work, Musical Instruments / General
- Item Weight
- 3.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.9 in
- Number of Pages
- 32 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0852639112
ISBN-13
9780852639115
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65798758
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bellfounding
Number of Pages
32 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Metal Work, Musical Instruments / General
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Crafts & Hobbies
Book Series
Shire Library
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
3.3 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Table Of Content
Early origins - Itinerant bellfounders - Later developments - Casting a bell - Bell tuning - Bell fittings - Further reading - Places to visit
Synopsis
Surveys the history of bell production and the development of moulding and casting techniques. This book describes the intricate tuning process and the role of the bellfounder. It contains photographs that illustrate the production process of some of the famous foundries in Britain, such as those at Whitechapel and Loughborough., The age-old craft of bellfounding involves specialised techniques and equipment that have been passed down through generations and are still used today. For centuries, the large bells in churches, clocks and public buildings throughout Britain have been cast, hung, and tuned by bellfounders and this book surveys the history of bell production and the development of moulding and casting techniques. To achieve the correct pitch each bell would be hand corrected with a hammer and chisel, an extremely noisy process which continued until the nineteenth century when the mechanised lathe was introduced. This book describes the intricate tuning process and the role of the bellfounder and specially prepared photographs illustrate the production process of some of the most famous foundries in Britain, such as those at Whitechapel and Loughborough.
LC Classification Number
TS585
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