Weston Gilbert Most percussionists do not own their own bell plates. Even many orchestras don't own their own sets, but will rent them as and when they need them. Typical range for plates is C2 to C5 or C6 (with C4 being middle C).
+Andrea Dobetti Yes - the Eb either above or below this C and G would work well in Pictures. Expensive compared to a tubular bell. Not many tubular bells work well at the Eb below middle C, many people use the Eb above. I can make nice loud and sustaining tubular bells at the Eb below. I should do a video!
Re-Hi :) I just watch the score, it seems a Eb4 (real note), above the middle C (C4). And fortissimo, paying attention that the "big" tam-tam should not hide the "small" bell.
+Andrea Dobetti True, the score says Eb4, but a lot of conductors want the bell to have more profundity and ask for Eb3 even though, often, Eb3 bells sound terribly out of tune!
You can make bell plates from Steel. Their sound quality is between aluminium and bronze, but they are larger and heavier than bronze for the same note, and you must put a coating on them or else they will rust.
@@MattNolanCustom ah okay they really look thinner can you maybe make a viedo where you discribe wehen you started bulding gongs and instruments would be so nice to see more of your viedos have a great time
@@joti2910 the bronze plate hanging high up which is not played is thinner than the other two. Have fun exploring my channel! I don't really have any kind of retrospective interview or story. Perhaps the closest and oldest would be this little short film about a one-off "Sculptural Percussion Trio" including fellow metal percussion maker, Steve Hubback. This was before I made instruments for a career, when it was still just a hobby - ruclips.net/video/b_GzkxDzy9A/видео.html
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Wow those bronze plates sound really amazing!
These sound awesome!
Beautiful!
A softer mallet sounds better than a hard mallet on these plates.
Would many percussionists have bell plates this low? If not, what is the pitch range for bell plates that you could expect a percussionist to own?
Weston Gilbert Most percussionists do not own their own bell plates. Even many orchestras don't own their own sets, but will rent them as and when they need them. Typical range for plates is C2 to C5 or C6 (with C4 being middle C).
Hey, that seems real church bells! may be good for the big final of "Pictures of an Exibition" instead of the "dead" sound of tubular bells?
+Andrea Dobetti Yes - the Eb either above or below this C and G would work well in Pictures. Expensive compared to a tubular bell. Not many tubular bells work well at the Eb below middle C, many people use the Eb above. I can make nice loud and sustaining tubular bells at the Eb below. I should do a video!
Very interesting, thanks a lot for your explanation, much appreciated.
Re-Hi :)
I just watch the score, it seems a Eb4 (real note), above the middle C (C4). And fortissimo, paying attention that the "big" tam-tam should not hide the "small" bell.
+Andrea Dobetti True, the score says Eb4, but a lot of conductors want the bell to have more profundity and ask for Eb3 even though, often, Eb3 bells sound terribly out of tune!
... and the crazy Puccini (Tosca, act III, 2 bars after number 7) worte a forte E1 ! :)
Can you use also a simple iron to make that? Iron cost less 😛
You can make bell plates from Steel. Their sound quality is between aluminium and bronze, but they are larger and heavier than bronze for the same note, and you must put a coating on them or else they will rust.
how tick are these i make mine 6mm tick but you are using less
They are 1/4 inch, so actually slightly thicker than yours
okay so this 5mm right?
Thank you very much for sharing your work .
much love from germany
@@joti2910 no, 1/4 inch is 6.35mm. Thank you for your appreciation
@@MattNolanCustom ah okay they really look thinner can you maybe make a viedo where you discribe wehen you started bulding gongs and instruments would be so nice to see more of your viedos have a great time
@@joti2910 the bronze plate hanging high up which is not played is thinner than the other two. Have fun exploring my channel! I don't really have any kind of retrospective interview or story. Perhaps the closest and oldest would be this little short film about a one-off "Sculptural Percussion Trio" including fellow metal percussion maker, Steve Hubback. This was before I made instruments for a career, when it was still just a hobby - ruclips.net/video/b_GzkxDzy9A/видео.html