Follow the links to understand why bells are different to most other musical instruments and how the modern science of acoustics has helped to refine the sounds of bells.
Devices to detect the position of a swinging bell for use with software or hardware simulators....
The Abel bell ringing simulation program for PCs is written by Chris Hughes and Simon Feather. More information may be found at http://www.abelsim.co.uk.
Catalogue of ringing software submitted by authors.
Church Bell Bells Ring Ringing Ringer Ringers Campanology.
methods, striking, bells and bell ringing...
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...