Tower Bells

Welcome to the world of tower bells - large bells
of the size and kind that are usually hung in towers,
often in combinations that form various kinds of musical instruments.
Usually made of cast bronze, they produce the original "heavy metal music."

PLEASE NOTE: This Website is currently IN TRANSITION following the merger of its former content
with what was once presented in the technical data segment attached to the GCNA Website.

What do you seek?

A general introduction to tower bells, as presented by the original home page of "TowerBells.org", with links to all of the material connected to it. Subject matter found principally in this section includes clock-chimes, tubular bells and tubular tower chimes, single bells and peals, etc.
Where to find carillons and other instruments made of conventional tower bells, with descriptions, via indexes or maps. This section is organized as what was the Data section of the GCNA Website. Subject matter found principally in this section includes not only carillons but also chimes, rings (change-ringing), great bells, etc.
Where to find tubular tower chimes, with a history of their origin, development and makers.
Why the merger? The answer requires explaining the history of what is being merged.
Site Map - another way to explore this Website.

Some subjects appear in both sections, though not with the same treatments - hemispherical tower bells, bellfounders and bell making, weights of bells, and locator maps. For the moment, you may have to explore both sides of this Website to find what you seek about these subjects. Intensive work will be underway throughout the next several weeks to integrate the material which presently appears to be in two separate sections. Thank you for your patience!

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This page was created 2012/03/31 and last revised on 2012/04/25
(aside from the Website revision date given above).

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