Mettglocke
The Mettglocke (formerly called Capitelsglocke ) is bell 11 and the smallest bell in the Cologne cathedral bell . It was cast by Antonius Cobelenz in Cologne in 1719 and is hung in the belfry of the crossing tower .
History and meaning
With the Mett bell , which originally hung in the bell chamber of the south tower and was used in the 19th century for the cathedral chapter's weekday services, the cathedral bell ringer used to call the ringing teams for the large bells in the south tower of the cathedral. This explains the lack of any sacred jewelry, which was unusual for the Baroque period. It was later transferred to the two existing bells ( angelus bell and conversion bell ) in the roof turret, as it does not fit into the main bell. The Mettglocke is deeper in tone than the Transformational Bell , but it weighs significantly less than it. This can be justified by the different rib constructions vs. overweight.
Data
Musical
All notes in 16th notes. V = representative.
|
Nominal (strike) |
undertone | Prim-V | third |
Decay duration (undertone) |
decay running |
| h 1 +7 | d 1 +14 | g 1 +4 | d 2 +2 | 54 seconds | restless |
Technical
| Weight | lower diameter |
Knuckle thickness (due to wear) |
Rib construction | suspension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 kg | 788 mm | 62 (60) mm | light | Wooden yoke |
inscription
MR. WILHELM HENRICH GOHR THUMBRHENT - MASTER [= Domrendant]. ANTONIUS COBELENZ ME FECIT COLONIAE ANNO 1719
Ringing order
Until the Joseph bell was purchased in 1990, the Mett bell was rung on weekdays at 5.45 p.m. for evening prayer. All three bells in the Vierungsturm are rung for May services and for the rosary services in October.
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).