Bellfounding

Bellfounding
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Publisher : Shire Publications
Total Pages : 32
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ISBN-10 : 0852639112
ISBN-13 : 9780852639115
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Bellfounding by : Trevor S. Jennings

Download or read book Bellfounding written by Trevor S. Jennings and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2009-01-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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