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Author: Kimberly Schafer

I am an avid bell researcher and carillon performer. My bell interest is an affliction that I can't shake, and you can be sure I will always find a way to share my love for bells.
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Ukraine’s Anthem

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Kimberly Schafer

Ukraine’s national anthem on carillon and trumpet in Gdansk, Poland, in support of Ukrainians during Russia’s brutal aggression. Notice all the people stopping and listening? That’s the power and reach of bells, plus brass. May the world powers devise a … Continue reading Ukraine’s Anthem

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The Continental Odyssey of a Paul Revere Bell

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Kimberly Schafer

My personal highlights from this bell’s journey: The soft heart of Jeannene Shanks for the bell, saving it from a fate as a dumbbell Reviving the tradition of ringing for the Fourth of July, one garage at a time! The … Continue reading The Continental Odyssey of a Paul Revere Bell

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Russian Bell Chiming

December 4, 2020March 8, 2022 Kimberly Schafer

Semantron, holy wooden boards, have long been used by Eastern Christian churches to signal to their faithful, a tradition that grew out of the early Christian practice of knocking on monks’ doors to call them to worship.* Like bells for … Continue reading Russian Bell Chiming

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The Drama of Bell Founding in Andrei Rublev

November 20, 2020March 8, 2022 Kimberly Schafer

The seminal film Andrei Rublev directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and co-written with Andrei Konchalovsky is regarded as one of the best films of all time. That’s nice and all, but what I’m interested in is the extended, dramatized section on … Continue reading The Drama of Bell Founding in Andrei Rublev

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Bell Ringing Methods in the Leaning Tower of Niles

November 13, 2020March 7, 2022 Kimberly Schafer

Watching this video, you probably guessed that a computer communicates the programmed melodies to the external bell clappers, and that it keeps the bell performances on a schedule. And you are correct! And you are also correct that the Clock-O-Matic’s … Continue reading Bell Ringing Methods in the Leaning Tower of Niles

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