Bellfounding

Description

With the help of specially prepared photographs, this describes the methods of bell production and the role of the bellfounder. It explains moulding techniques, how bells are tuned, furnace preparation and casting.'

Trevor Jennings, FRSA, is internationally recognised as a consultant, lecturer and author on the archaeology and history of bellfounding. He is a graduate and research fellow of Trinity College of Music and a Fellow of the London College of Music. From 1985 to 1994 he was the first Curator of the Bell Foundry Museum at Loughborough, and he has done pioneering work into the history of bell fittings.