Cambridge Surprise Maximus on the bells of the Cathedral Church of St Michael, Coventry

[topshed34a]

A nice video and well struck. Fillets made fine bells. Sydney town hall clock bells are gillets. How good would the old Bow peal have sounded before WW2

[irkibby]

@topshed34a The first G+J bell I ever come across was the tenor at St Mary' Barton upon Humber... it makes an utterly SUPERB sound, from that I knew that G+J were capable of seriously good things.

[Organgrinder1010]

Thank you for the extensive history of the bells, and of your ringing. They make such a glorious sound!

[323mooman]

how do you get in the cathedral im always too late to ring

[irkibby]

@323mooman Catch the attention of the ringers through the glass screen.

[RanjitPatel1]

FINE TIMES FOR I LOVE THESE BELLS MANY PPEOPLE FROM INDIA WEAR YOUR FACE UPON THEIR GARMENTS FOR PAUL KIBBLEWHAITE MANY PEOPLE HOLD AS AN INDIAN HEROE

[glocke4]

Are the bells were turned? I ask because of these spots. 

[irkibby]

@glocke4

No they have not. I do not know why the white paint is on the bells!

[glocke4]

@irkibby Ok, thanks anyway.

[dwigley1977]

@glocke4 The white paint is put on at the foundry when they are measuring up for the clappers so they can see where the thickest part of the sound bow is. With out putting paint on to an old discoloured bell meens it's quite hard to see what you are doing re accurate measuring

[irkibby]

@dwigley1977 And scored into the white paint there are indeed arrow marks.

It's just amusing that they are this utterly fantastic bells and somebody just sloshed white paint on them

[TheCorny54]

What's the weight of the tenor?

[irkibby]

@TheCorny54

33-3-6

[2000VR]

Theres a dead bell in there

[irkibby]

@2000VR There certainly is, in the opposite corner.

[irkibby]

@2000VR Also the flat sixth is not being rung

[irkibby]

@exposed97

How so?

[clochebell]

A really wonderful tribute to the great change ringing traditions of the British Isles ... absolutely fantastic !!

[irkibby]

@clochebell Many thanks, here at Coventry we have an unusual good view of the bells, with enough light

[robertgift]

Wonderful!

Thank you forecording this and posting it.

Would like all 10 minutes which Youtube allows.

(Hope you were wearing hearing protection.)

[irkibby]

@robertgift  I'd have liked a longer piece of ringing though this striking is of a higher quality than if i'd have videoed from the beginning of the ringing. And yes, I had some ear defenders on... they have been a very wise aquisition!

[campanophile67]

Wonderful!

[rodbicke]

Well done, if only there were more similar quality recordings

[Orgelix]

Wonderful! Love it!

[bellboy222]

A good clear recording of a quality twelve, well done! Is it only me that thinks that these dont have the typical, instantly recognizable Gillet+Johnston sound about them? Like Halifax and the Croydon twelves do? These sound more like a Taylor ring to me, although I know full well they're Gillets!

[irkibby]

@bellboy222

My current camera does not capture the fullness of sound that I would like, everything comes out a bit tinny. But a big advantage is that it does capture belfry volume extremely well with no crackle. I do not have much experience of these well known glorious Gillett rings so can't really say, but from my own limited experience they do sound G+Jlike.

[bellboy222]

@irkibby , have a listen to one of the vids of Wimborne Minster, they're what I would call "typical" Gillets, and compare that to this recording. It is not your camera, there is a big difference. My ear is not as perfect/ well trained as some, but if someone had played me this while I was blindfolded, then I would have said "Taylors"!

[timmeh1507]

SPANKING!!!

[oss06]

Great !

[Arlberg09]

@oss06

Wundervoll !

[frauenfelder82]

@Arlberg09 Wunderbar ;-)

[irkibby]

@Arlberg09

Fantastisch