If you look at that big circle to the right of the bell, around it is a chain, which is being pulled by a motor, installed above it. Those two pointy things at the bottom of the circle are springs, which make the motor pulls smoother.
I think its because patina cant form at the spot since its being ripped off all the time by the clapper. If the shiny spot was sign of bell getting worn out then bells over 500 years old wouldn't still be here.
I have to add something to my previous answer: yes, the bell does get worn out, but if its a good quality bell with proper clapper it can take a century to wear out. When that happens, they rotate the bell for 20 degrees and the clapper then hits on different spot.
I'm surprised that the bells aren't made so that they can be periodically swiveled around on their axis so as to provide a new spot for the striker to hit. This bell we see up front has worn clear through the spot where its striker hits. I do see by the way it is fastened that it would not be possible to do so with these.
Lo so la Marangona a sentirla qui pare abbia un suono un po'pentoloso invece dal vivo ha un suono molto profondo che si sente per tutta la città di Venezia
I am amazed at the response to this video. When we first went up the tower and they said the bells would ring at midday, I thought they meant some other ones higher up or something. As you can see the bells are large and if ALL the bells were ringing I am sure it would be deafening. As it was, only the one bell went off and it was loud. I didn't notice the worn part on the bell to start off with. Certainly generated some discussion. Anyone been up there when more than one bell has been ringing?
Esatto bravo!! Tutti pensano che sia il campanone quello di mezzogiorno....non sanno che il campanone suona solo nelle grandi occasioni....in più quando suona il campanone è l'ultimo a partire, perchè lo precedono tutte le altre campane! Almeno per quello che so io....non so se nelle grandi occasioni che prevedono il suono del campanone ci sia anche una suonata solo per il LA......Mah....
Fl4dd3rm0uz I remember being in Cologne when pretiosa the second heaviest Bell of the cathedral weighing at 11 ton started ringing and you could feel the floor shaking
If you look at that big circle to the right of the bell, around it is a chain, which is being pulled by a motor, installed above it. Those two pointy things at the bottom of the circle are springs, which make the motor pulls smoother.
I think its because patina cant form at the spot since its being ripped off all the time by the clapper. If the shiny spot was sign of bell getting worn out then bells over 500 years old wouldn't still be here.
I have to add something to my previous answer: yes, the bell does get worn out, but if its a good quality bell with proper clapper it can take a century to wear out. When that happens, they rotate the bell for 20 degrees and the clapper then hits on different spot.
I'm surprised that the bells aren't made so that they can be periodically swiveled around on their axis so as to provide a new spot for the striker to hit. This bell we see up front has worn clear through the spot where its striker hits. I do see by the way it is fastened that it would not be possible to do so with these.
Lo so la Marangona a sentirla qui pare abbia un suono un po'pentoloso invece dal vivo ha un suono molto profondo che si sente per tutta la città di Venezia
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When i went up there the 3 bells were ringing.
It was beatiful, it made like a song.
I miss this venice now I want to travel in there
It is perfectly normal to turn a bell when there is considerable wear from the clapper. It does not produce additional stresses.
I am amazed at the response to this video. When we first went up the tower and they said the bells would ring at midday, I thought they meant some other ones higher up or something. As you can see the bells are large and if ALL the bells were ringing I am sure it would be deafening. As it was, only the one bell went off and it was loud. I didn't notice the worn part on the bell to start off with. Certainly generated some discussion. Anyone been up there when more than one bell has been ringing?
Esatto bravo!! Tutti pensano che sia il campanone quello di mezzogiorno....non sanno che il campanone suona solo nelle grandi occasioni....in più quando suona il campanone è l'ultimo a partire, perchè lo precedono tutte le altre campane! Almeno per quello che so io....non so se nelle grandi occasioni che prevedono il suono del campanone ci sia anche una suonata solo per il LA......Mah....
and your wole body vibrates while they strike! Better than any disco subwoofer :D
Fl4dd3rm0uz I remember being in Cologne when pretiosa the second heaviest Bell of the cathedral weighing at 11 ton started ringing and you could feel the floor shaking
The striker has worn away the corrosion that's on the rest of the bell, so it looks shiny in comparison.
@rexandliane That shiny spot is the dent that always been hit by the bells clapper.
its called a clapper
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The Undertaker is coming!
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LOL. i heard of arabs being scared of bells LMAO
bella campana
Sì, anche se cala di nota perché oltre un Si2 sembra di più un Sib2
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