Conversion Bell (Cologne Cathedral)
The change bell (formerly known as the clock bell ) is bell 10 and the highest-pitched bell in the Cologne cathedral ring . It was cast by an unknown caster in the first half of the 14th century and is hung in the belfry of the crossing tower .
History and meaning
The transformation bell without any decoration or inscriptions was probably cast during the consecration of the choir in 1322. It originally hung in the ridge above the choir , then temporarily in the bell room of the south tower, where it acted as a chiming bell for the quarter hours of the cathedral clock; hence its original name clock bell comes from . It was later transferred to the crossing tower and, together with the angelus bell made around the same time, forms the interval of a major sixth .
Data
Musical
All notes in 16th notes. V = representative.
|
Nominal (strike) |
undertone | Prim-V | third | Quint-V |
Decay duration (undertone) |
decay running |
| e 2 −2 | f 1 −4 | c sharp 2 +4 | g 2 −3 | up to 1 −6 | 32 seconds | stands |
Technical
| Weight | lower diameter |
Knuckle thickness (due to wear) |
Rib construction | suspension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428 kg | 806 mm | 73 (69) mm | overweight | Wooden yoke |
Ringing order
Until the Joseph bell was purchased in 1990, the change bell rang together with the angelus bell from the evening before smaller celebrations at 7 p.m. 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).