@arnoldusglocke There are now 17 sets of steel bells hung for full circle ringing. Only 8 of them are working. There are other chiming bells which are steel in other churches.
I think the bells made out of bronze, copper and tin sound a bit better. And you can here on one of the bells the clapper bouncing of the bell a bit so it makes the bell sound twice in a row.
Excellent video, strange music... They don't sound better than Upper Bavarian steel bells from the 1940ies. But I didn't know about their existence in England, it's surprising. Are there even more? Thanks a lot!
i think you already know but the bells are gonna get new fittings and a attempt at tuning some of the bells but they sound just fine like this because of historical reasons and hung somewhere else
@timmeh1507 No, they are distinctive, and the neighbours can look forward to listening to an excellent peal of bells. One must remember that the restoration to ringability of these steel bells was the genesis of a local band, the eventual creation of a ring of six at St Annes, and finally the plan for replacement and improvement into what will no doubt become an even more proactive centre of ringing within Birmingham.
Sounds to me like they were not properly tuned. I hope they were not destroyed. There are churches who need a lone bell for call to church. I hope they donated them and not scrapped them. I have a 33 inch steel bell that has a beautiful ring to it. It was cast by Goulds MFG in the 1800s in Senneca Falls New York USA. Im sure they will be replaced with bronze ones but wow what a cost.
they were tuned properly. The problem with steel bells is that over time they rusted, and because that rusting changed the thickness of the bells the tuning went bad.
No they have not been destroyed, they live on in the back garden of a ringer who lives in Somerset! One idea is to build an East Burgholt type 'shed' over a pit and then with the ringers in the pit and the bells over head.
No they have not been destroyed, they live on in the back garden of a ringer who lives in Somerset! One idea is to build an East Burgholt type 'shed' over a pit and then with the ringers in the pit and the bells over head.
@lunaticonthegrass111 It is the front 7. The tenor has been unringable since about 2008 (I think!!) as it jumped off its gudgeons during ringing and has been lying on the floor of its pit ever since!! Thats about as unringable as you can get!!! Watch from about 1:50 onwards!!
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@arnoldusglocke There are now 17 sets of steel bells hung for full circle ringing. Only 8 of them are working. There are other chiming bells which are steel in other churches.
I’m gonna miss these bells
@8spliced I will miss them.
They should be restored to ringing condition (somewhere a long way from any habitation) as a warning to others not to experiment with steel bells.
@simonbellringer Thanks for the explanation!
@simonbellringer It is the 7th... it makes an impressive noise.
Where’s the 8th
It Is In The Tower, But It's Currently Unringable.
@@RingerJamie in a back garden in Somerset with the other 7. All 8 bells just sitting there rusting away
I think the bells made out of bronze, copper and tin sound a bit better. And you can here on one of the bells the clapper bouncing of the bell a bit so it makes the bell sound twice in a row.
Excellent video, strange music... They don't sound better than Upper Bavarian steel bells from the 1940ies. But I didn't know about their existence in England, it's surprising. Are there even more? Thanks a lot!
i love the sound of them lol creepy & awesome at the same time lol +1 like
@irkibby I ring at the bellower in Perth what do u mean about the steel bells being destined for the tower cuase i haven't seen anything
i think you already know but the bells are gonna get new fittings and a attempt at tuning some of the bells but they sound just fine like this because of historical reasons and hung somewhere else
@mittagsglocke Haha, my camera is getting old. It must be because of this.
@timmeh1507 No, they are distinctive, and the neighbours can look forward to listening to an excellent peal of bells.
One must remember that the restoration to ringability of these steel bells was the genesis of a local band, the eventual creation of a ring of six at St Annes, and finally the plan for replacement and improvement into what will no doubt become an even more proactive centre of ringing within Birmingham.
these bells send shiver's down my spine
@elafonisi08 They make Grimsby sound good, don't they?
Yes, but these people can actually ring
3:28 the stay of the top bell
Why are they ringing the back (or front) seven?
Bouncy clapper on the treble
Shouldn't 'bells' be in inverted commas? I should imagine the neighbours will be relieved.
You can't have heard the steel back six at Hale, Cheshire or the six at Ingleton, North Yorkshire. Not all steel bells are bad.
I live in Moseley village and those bells are still ringing to this very day, they still sound awful.
agree.
No they don't, they're new and sound fabulous.
These will not be missed!!! lol
One thing I don’t get is why did the old steel bells have two trebles that sound the same it just doesn’t seem right.
@@SantaRudolph-ef6lv because the notes changed when the bells rusted
@@irkibby ok.
@@irkibby well I’m starting to learn to ring at a church called St. George’s in Hyde greater Manchester.
That was a bit dangerous at 5.49 when the camera was close to the bell when it was swinging someone could of got hurt
I was stood in a safe place and I'm still here...
how did the tenor fall to the ground?
the gudgeon broke on it
there are some problems with colours atthe begining of the video
yes, he mentioned that in the first lines of the description.
Sounds to me like they were not properly tuned. I hope they were not destroyed. There are churches who need a lone bell for call to church. I hope they donated them and not scrapped them. I have a 33 inch steel bell that has a beautiful ring to it. It was cast by Goulds MFG in the 1800s in Senneca Falls New York USA. Im sure they will be replaced with bronze ones but wow what a cost.
they were tuned properly. The problem with steel bells is that over time they rusted, and because that rusting changed the thickness of the bells the tuning went bad.
ok I see. bronze is the best
No they have not been destroyed, they live on in the back garden of a ringer who lives in Somerset! One idea is to build an East Burgholt type 'shed' over a pit and then with the ringers in the pit and the bells over head.
No they have not been destroyed, they live on in the back garden of a ringer who lives in Somerset! One idea is to build an East Burgholt type 'shed' over a pit and then with the ringers in the pit and the bells over head.
+Ron Delby i quiet like them they sound pritty ok dispite them out of tune they sould like drums
They actually sounded OK when you were in the belfry!! But which is the one at about 3:05 becuase it sounds abismal on its own!!!
I haven't. I would like too. Unfortunately I suspect only the worst examples find their way on to youtube.
What kind of church is this?
Church of England
@lunaticonthegrass111 It is the front 7. The tenor has been unringable since about 2008 (I think!!) as it jumped off its gudgeons during ringing and has been lying on the floor of its pit ever since!! Thats about as unringable as you can get!!! Watch from about 1:50 onwards!!
why did the church replace this steal ring ? i so love them but they are odd
Why are the colours in the picture??
Undesirable...... unsatisfactory - I could use other words...definitely not Ho Ho Ho.... more like No No Nooooooooo!!
they sound terrible
Ew the sound is horrible! don't like them no wonder they were replaced.