Simple explanations to help with calling first touches in church bell changeringing.
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What is an English Handbell ? What is a Handchime?
What is a Malmark Handbell? History of Handchimes.
What is a Petit and Fritsen handbell? Handbell/Handchime Loan Programs.
What is a Schulmerich Handbell? What is a Bell Plate?
What is a John Taylor Handbell? How do Purchase Handbell/handchimes?
What is a Whitechapel Handbell? Frequencies of Handbells?
Are their other handbell manufactuers? Comparative Weights of Handbells?
What about Music for Handbells/Handchimes?
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Recordings of Change Ringing on Handbells.
Changeringing Handbells Recordings mp3 Graham John.
The sound of tower bells ringing changes in the English style is well known. Less well known is that change ringing is also
practised on handbells. I say practised, because it is only very occasionally that change ringing on handbells is performed in public. This is mainly
because, whilst pleasantly mesmerizing to listen to, the lack of variation in rhythm and limitation to a diatonic scale means that the "music" ; does not hold an audience's attention for more than a few minutes.
For the participants however, it is a different matter...
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