Perfect Cast Bells, Minsk, Byelorussia
—2004 Specifications

Bells from Minsk! These bells are quite simple in design, especially in the smaller sizes, more "rough-hewn", perhaps, than those of our other foundries. They are cast in sand rather than in ceramic clay, and so they don't have the exquisite detail that can be achieved with laser-carved moulds, etc. As a set, their timbres and sonorities are especially well-matched, so despite the fact that they are meant to be "price-performers" for tiny and poor parishes, they sound quite nice. They will not win first prize at the big exhibitions, but they are definitely a delight to ring and to hear.

No. tone oct kgs lbs cm in
1 E 3rd 2.5 5.5 16 6
2 G# 2nd 4.0 8.8 18 7
3 G 2nd 6.5 14.3 22 9
4 B 2nd 8.0 17.6 22 9
5 F 2nd 12.0 26.4 26 10
6 D# 2nd 16.0 35.2 27 10.6
7 D# 2nd 17.0 37.4 29 11.4
8 B 1st 32.0 70.4 36 14
9 F# 1st 42.0 92.4 41 16
10 E 1st 88.0 194 53 21
11 C# 1st 236.0 519 75 30
12 F# -1st 330.0 726 82 32
13 F -1st 524.0 1153 95 37
14 D -1st 830.0 1826 112 44
15 B -2nd 1000.0 2200 120 47
16 G -2nd 1300.0 2860 125 49