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Bellringing |
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1 Lincoln Ave , Warden Hill, Cheltenham, Glos. GL51 3DD |
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Welcome to the St Christopher’s bells webpage,
“The Lightest Ring of Bells in a Church in the World”. |
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Details of the Bells 1. John Taylor, Loughborough, 1998, 0-0-24 2. John Taylor, Loughborough, 1998, 0-1-5 3. John Taylor, Loughborough, 1998, 0-1-10 4. John Taylor, Loughborough, 1998, 0-1-12 5. John Taylor, Loughborough, 1998, 0-2-3 6. John Taylor, Loughborough, 1998, 0-2-7 in C (Hum = 523 Hz) Inscription around crown: 19T98 (on all bells) |
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Left diagram of a traditional bell. Right our arrangement. |
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Explanation of ringing: In ringing, you have two strokes: the hand stroke and the backstroke. The hand stroke is the stroke that involves the fluffy bit (Sally) and the tail-end. For the hand stroke, you have the tail-end in one hand between the thumb and the fingers. This is the strongest area of your hands. You pull the sally with the other hand. To perform the backstroke, you need to let go of the sally, (not the tail-end) and immediately hold, with the sally hand, the tail-end, but above the other hand. The bell will lift your arms. When the bell gets to the balance (the place where it can go on over, or go back down), you must pull down with your arms to about waist height. Then let go of the tail with the upper hand and catch the sally. You have now completed the cycle of ringing. |
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