Chapter bell

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Chapter bell - bell 7

The chapter bell (also known as the Karlsglocke ) is bell 7 in the Cologne cathedral bell . It was cast in 1911 by Franz Otto from Bremen-Hemelingen and is hung in the belfry of the south tower.

The predecessor

The old chapter bell or fire bell , cast in 1621, was moved to the newly built roof turret in 1861 . Today it is no longer used and hangs on the high roof of the south transept.

Data

Musical

All notes in 16th notes.

Nominal
(strike)		 undertone Prim third Quint Decay duration
(undertone)		 decay
running
e 1 ± 0 e 0 +5 e 1 +1 g 1 +4 h 1 +5 81 seconds floating

Technical

Weight lower
diameter		 Knuckle thickness
(due to wear)		 Rib construction suspension
1400 kg 1287 mm 94 (93) mm heavy Wooden yoke

inscription

FELIX FAVSTAQVE COLONIA QVAE IESV CHRISTO DEI FILIO IN EVCHARISTIA LATENTI CATHOLICI ORBIS LAVDES OBTVLISTI

FUSA SUM ANTONIO CARD: FISHERMEN IN COLONIENSI S. MATERNI CATHEDRA SEDENTE. CAROLO BERLAGE PRAEPOSITURAE CAPITULI METROP. V IUSTRA FELICITER COMPLENTE.

JOSEPHO MUELLER EPO. TIT. SAREPT. ET SUFFR. COLON. DECANI MUNERE FUNGENTE, DUM ESSENT CANONICI: ALEXANDER SCHNÜTGEN. CAROLUS KREUTZWALD. CAROLUS HESPERS. HENRICUS LUDWIGS. WINANDUS BLANK. FRANCISKUS DUESTERWALD. ARNOLDUS STEFFENS. JOHANNES WEINAND. JOSEPHUS ROMUNDE. CAROLUS COHEN.

Translation : Happy Cologne that you announced the praise of the Catholic world to the Son of God Jesus Christ, who is hidden in the host. I was cast when Antonius Cardinal Fischer held the chair of St. Maternus in Cologne . Karl Berlage had successfully completed five lustres in the office of provost of the Metropolitan Church Chapter. Joseph Müller was titular bishop of Sarepta and as auxiliary bishop in Cologne was cathedral dean, while cathedral capitals Alexander Schnütgen , Carl Kreutzwald , Carl Hespers, Heinrich Ludwigs, Winand Blank, Franz Düsterwald, Arnold Steffen, Johannes Weinand, Joseph Romunde and Karl Cohen were.

Ringing order

The chapter bell rings on (non-festive) working days at 7.45 a.m. for chapter mass and in combination with the ave bell (bell 8) for evening mass at 6.15 p.m.

literature

  • Jakob Schaeben: The cathedral bells and their chimes. In: Kölner Domblatt . Vol. 6/7, 1952, ISSN  0450-6413 , pp. 96-101.
  • Martin Seidler: The Cologne cathedral bells. = The Bells of the Cologne Cathedral. 2nd Edition. Verlag Kölner Dom, Cologne 2000, ISBN 3-922442-40-4 (documentation CD with extensive booklet).

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