There was a time when the Abbey bells seemed to be always available. Then there was a change of Abbot. The regular practice was no longer possible and had to be changed. Then we started having cancellations - often at short notice. Things just got worse. On our last visit (branch meeting) we were told only 12 people in the tower at a time! It was pre-arranged as we booked a meeting room too. The installation of the speaker system is a bit of a giveaway. Appearances can be deceptive....
It all started some years ago with a new Abbot and everything went bad from then on. The new Abbot disappeared but things never returned to what they were.
When I rang here on 2nd April 2005 we rang all 12 with Hosanna. Can't remember if we had permission or not! It was the Saturday in the Easter Octave so thought it appropriate. Ho Ho Ho
In the past there have been problems trying to book them even 18 months in advance. More recently two or three bands have managed to get them with only about six months notice. There is something very strange about Buckfast.
@pianistdu74 I have tried google translate- "There are 8 bells around, Hossana is ground 2 and the other from C 4 C 3 by: do if the ground do re mi fa, hosanna is manue or electric, the other hand, the famous Change Ringing Sorry for the translation if it displays a few words in French!" - Almost wish I hadn't bothered ;-) Hosanna is manual. I will try to get a proper translation of your text soon.
@simonbellringer It was for a recording. Just experimenting with sound. We rang all 14 at one point. That was 'interesting'. Hosanna is rarely rung. Death of an Abbot or Pope, Easterday I think. We got permission to ring it for the devon ringers carol service last year.
@ProfMoose I am surprised to hear that Hosannal is so rarely rung. I was at Buckfast Abbey on Sunday August 6, 1995, and was very surprised to hear a very large bell ringing just for Sunday mass. It was definitely Hosanna that I heard that day. It was ringing solo. It was the feast of transfiguration, but you would not expect something special to be rung for such a small feast. From wat I noted at that time, at noon a bell an octave higher was rung (must have been the 9th of the peal), ...
As far as I know there is no local band so they don't get rung much. They have been very difficult to get for a number of years - hopefully things are changing slowly.
I've heard tales of it getting very close to the balance before someone shortened the rope. It would be easy enough to fit a stay and slider but a bit annoying having to replace it all the time
@ProfMoose ... and for the other services a small bell was rung (a minor third higher than the treble of the peal). After the complines the eight largest bells of the peal were chimed.
Not sure you have the correct assumption that 12 plus Hosanah was the first occasion in 2003. Left Devon in 1997 and had rung regularly on Sunday am with Tony Davies, Richard Newman, Frank Mack, etc. One Saturday afternoon - of the regular monthly meeting - John Haywood, etc had the 'full set' going round. Fr Paulinus Angold was one of the two 'locals' to join the band. RPH
+Richard Heath Sorry for later reply. It was Fr Paulinus who told us he'd never heard the 12 with Hosanna until then. Of course he was very old and may have been a little forgetful/confused but he was still capable of stimulating conversation. Ringing at the Abbey was stopped again this month for 'Health & Safety' - A fraid rope or something this time I been told.
Our source for this bit of information was Fr Paulinus. He was at the Abbey when the bells went in. 3rd Oct 2003 was the first time all 12 and Hosanna had been rung together. How did you get permission to swing Hosanna?
This bourdon bell at Buckfast Abbey is not designed to be rung full circle. Due to the fact it has a counter balanced clapper, it can only be rung 180 degrees.
@WrongAndHome There is a long story here. Short version - they never did! This was for a CD. The band were very unhappy with the standard of ringing and wanted to come back and re-record but both the production company and the Abbey said No. We thought it would be a shambles and it was.
Apparently the Abbott didn't want the bells ringing on Easter Sunday this year, so don't hold your breath! We did get them for our tour a couple of years ago but had to book them well in advance!
No. The rope is too short. If it were longer maybe but it would be very interesting if it went over and the rope tangled round something. It can be easily swung by one person but usually there are two or three to get it going.
Rung be real people - usually only one:-) It's the 7th (or is it the 8th?) heaviest bell in the UK. I guess it's around the 3rd or 4th heaviest swinging bell. I think York has the heaviest hand swung bourdon.
Il ya 8 cloches autour, hossana est en sol 2 et les autres de do 4 a do 3 en faisant : do si la sol fa mi re do, hosanna est manue ou electrique, les autres manuel, le fameux Change Ringing Pardon pour la traduction si ça affiche quelques mot en français !
With a very big chain block or a windless and a lot of hard work! There's a photo somewhere, may not be on the web, of it going up. For some reason it went up on it's side.
Shame the bells didn't settle as it sounds like there is an under rated twelve at Buckfast-when people mention the best twelves, I've never heard Buckfast mentioned but they do sound fantastic on this recording even through the striking isn't too hot.
@shippingforecast Also ironically enough the day Pope JP II went to his rest - I'd say it's certainly appropriate to make a big noise during the Easter Festival.
Here's a personal 'Want" I would very much like to ring a 1/4 of grandsire cinques..... Half Muffled... With Hosanna swinging all the way through..... That would sound amazing!
+ProfMoose when are people allowed to ring that bell? Do they have to have a good experience with ringing the twelve or strong lungs and biceps, or what?
GP is swung daily at 1pm? I've heard it a few times. There are some pics of it on the web but it's a bit crowded by its own frame:-( I think Gt Tom is tolled for the death of the monarch. Never rung at Winchester :-(
I don't like to say where my home tower is. Bit too modest ;-) It's big and in Devon (Not Buckfast). Been ringing for longer than I care to remember - you'd think I'd be getting good at it by now......
This was the first video of Bellringing I ever watched and I have now been ringing for 2 and a half years! Thank you for publishing the video.
Without this video then I wouldn't be ringing now! Thank you
WOW, I always wondered what these bells were like, listened to them on the radio years ago, been a ringer for over 40 years now!
The heart of Western Civilisation yet lives. Whether you are Christian or not, this is just a beautiful art form . . .
how majestically it swings. as if in slo-mo. beautiful. rich sound. i love the way the english chime their bells.
2:07 Such perfect timing with Hosi and the tenor.
Very cool sounds and amazing bells :-)
And this here is the biggest bell of europe: Biggest bells in europe by the Cologne Cathedral in germany in HD
this big bell have the most beautiful sound
That thing is a beast. Love it.
Whoever rang Hosanna at that time must have had an enormous amount of strength... For a bell of this size, it was swung pretty high!
the moment when the smaller bells stop....goosebumps!
Beyond the horizon... of the place we lived when we were young...
♫
The Abbey bells are very rarely rung. Hosanna even more rarely! We believe this is the only time Hosanna has been rung with the 12.
There was a time when the Abbey bells seemed to be always available. Then there was a change of Abbot. The regular practice was no longer possible and had to be changed. Then we started having cancellations - often at short notice. Things just got worse. On our last visit (branch meeting) we were told only 12 people in the tower at a time! It was pre-arranged as we booked a meeting room too. The installation of the speaker system is a bit of a giveaway. Appearances can be deceptive....
Such great beauty of sound and sight- awsome
I thought the video was slowed down but the smaller bells are ringing in real time, Hosanna made it seem slower
beautiful as an angel they did hard work making those bells just right I like it
al currie babi
um what are you talking about
Beautiful sound. Sounds like a wedding. We don't ring like this in the Netherlands
Beautiful sound!
The band used 12 changeringing bells and Hosanna. Hosanna is very well counter-weighted so is quite easy to ring but very slow.
very beautiful sounds!
It all started some years ago with a new Abbot and everything went bad from then on. The new Abbot disappeared but things never returned to what they were.
When I rang here on 2nd April 2005 we rang all 12 with Hosanna. Can't remember if we had permission or not! It was the Saturday in the Easter Octave so thought it appropriate. Ho Ho Ho
was hosanna and the 12 bells made by the Taylor co bell foundry.
Yes - 1935
In the past there have been problems trying to book them even 18 months in advance. More recently two or three bands have managed to get them with only about six months notice.
There is something very strange about Buckfast.
i so love it its fantastic
We never used to have this problem. Hopefully it will be resolved over the next 12 months.
@pianistdu74 I have tried google translate-
"There are 8 bells around, Hossana is ground 2 and the other from C 4 C 3 by:
do if the ground do re mi fa, hosanna is manue or electric, the other hand, the famous Change Ringing
Sorry for the translation if it displays a few words in French!" - Almost wish I hadn't bothered ;-)
Hosanna is manual.
I will try to get a proper translation of your text soon.
I think they are all wrought iron except the 11th, which is SG iron. We paint our clappers to help protect them from the weather.
I love this BELL its so a NICE noise :)
Congrats with your 1 million views!
+Leander Schoormans Thank you - When I made it I never expected more than a couple of hundred :-)
+ProfMoose Is this fake or real?
+Mj Z The video or the 1 million views? The video is very real. The 1million views - that's youtube counting, I'll take their word for it.
I just love it!
@simonbellringer It was for a recording. Just experimenting with sound. We rang all 14 at one point. That was 'interesting'.
Hosanna is rarely rung. Death of an Abbot or Pope, Easterday I think. We got permission to ring it for the devon ringers carol service last year.
@ProfMoose I am surprised to hear that Hosannal is so rarely rung. I was at Buckfast Abbey on Sunday August 6, 1995, and was very surprised to hear a very large bell ringing just for Sunday mass. It was definitely Hosanna that I heard that day. It was ringing solo. It was the feast of transfiguration, but you would not expect something special to be rung for such a small feast. From wat I noted at that time, at noon a bell an octave higher was rung (must have been the 9th of the peal), ...
As far as I know there is no local band so they don't get rung much. They have been very difficult to get for a number of years - hopefully things are changing slowly.
I've heard tales of it getting very close to the balance before someone shortened the rope. It would be easy enough to fit a stay and slider but a bit annoying having to replace it all the time
@ProfMoose ... and for the other services a small bell was rung (a minor third higher than the treble of the peal). After the complines the eight largest bells of the peal were chimed.
Not sure you have the correct assumption that 12 plus Hosanah was the first occasion in 2003. Left Devon in 1997 and had rung regularly on Sunday am with Tony Davies, Richard Newman, Frank Mack, etc. One Saturday afternoon - of the regular monthly meeting - John Haywood, etc had the 'full set' going round. Fr Paulinus Angold was one of the two 'locals' to join the band. RPH
+Richard Heath Sorry for later reply. It was Fr Paulinus who told us he'd never heard the 12 with Hosanna until then. Of course he was very old and may have been a little forgetful/confused but he was still capable of stimulating conversation. Ringing at the Abbey was stopped again this month for 'Health & Safety' - A fraid rope or something this time I been told.
Aerozine - for your info the bourdon at the "scouse Anglican Cathedral" isn't swung. The tenor is the heaviest change ringing bell in the world.
those little bells honor Hosanna
Our source for this bit of information was Fr Paulinus. He was at the Abbey when the bells went in. 3rd Oct 2003 was the first time all 12 and Hosanna had been rung together. How did you get permission to swing Hosanna?
I love church bells on UA-cam
Me too!
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This bourdon bell at Buckfast Abbey is not designed to be rung full circle. Due to the fact it has a counter balanced clapper, it can only be rung 180 degrees.
@WrongAndHome There is a long story here. Short version - they never did! This was for a CD. The band were very unhappy with the standard of ringing and wanted to come back and re-record but both the production company and the Abbey said No. We thought it would be a shambles and it was.
Sorry for late reply. No. Hossanna is over 7 tons and lives in a monastery - can't imagine the community would allow him to be used for that song :-)
That's scary lol um not lol that's bells are super fun to ring 🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔
Yassssss I thought I was the only one creeped out by church bells
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i love this song how mutch years it olde hosanna
i think its one of the better sounding bells thats out there.
LOL I'm sure there are some Dorset ringers who would be very happy if it was. Might get rung a bit more too.
The bells are in a church tower. I'll find a link to tell you about training and post it here.
the bourdon bell is a counter weight clapper see at 2:55 & 1:08 1:00 2:14 2:23 2:32
Rope's not long enough. It's a lot higher than most slow turners get.
Apparently the Abbott didn't want the bells ringing on Easter Sunday this year, so don't hold your breath!
We did get them for our tour a couple of years ago but had to book them well in advance!
This is Buckfast Abbey in Devon, Southwest England
Thrilling!
i love that Big Bell on a big Wheel
Weight 7tons 9cwt 18lbs (about 7450kg) Note F.
I've removed your duplicate requests to save space ;-)
Moose
Hosanna Bell
very nice sound we dont have this kind of ringing in holland
The 15 bells at my church were all Cast by Whitechapel in London in 1913...
i like it beacause i like bells
Brofist Man ok
Same I love bells especially church bells
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too late to say it, but congrats on getting 1 million views!
No. The rope is too short. If it were longer maybe but it would be very interesting if it went over and the rope tangled round something.
It can be easily swung by one person but usually there are two or three to get it going.
Rung be real people - usually only one:-)
It's the 7th (or is it the 8th?) heaviest bell in the UK. I guess it's around the 3rd or 4th heaviest swinging bell. I think York has the heaviest hand swung bourdon.
I like the big bell's sound
Il ya 8 cloches autour, hossana est en sol 2 et les autres de do 4 a do 3 en faisant :
do si la sol fa mi re do, hosanna est manue ou electrique, les autres manuel, le fameux Change Ringing
Pardon pour la traduction si ça affiche quelques mot en français !
Yes. I think you can see it if you look closely.
@MultiDollar1234 Hosanna is 7 1/2 tons as near as..
No. That was in Dorset.
No AC/DC did not use Hosanna. The band I was referring to was the band of ringers that rang for the video.
:-)
I'd love to get at Great Paul with a vid cam.
which country is this? COOL Man~ !
Divino.
my question is how on earth they get that massive bell up there in the first place?
With a very big chain block or a windless and a lot of hard work! There's a photo somewhere, may not be on the web, of it going up. For some reason it went up on it's side.
Stanno suonando tutte le campane in questo video?
Shame the bells didn't settle as it sounds like there is an under rated twelve at Buckfast-when people mention the best twelves, I've never heard Buckfast mentioned but they do sound fantastic on this recording even through the striking isn't too hot.
I have no idea! I'll have a look and post it here if I can find it.
Me encanta en sonido de esta campana lo más genial es que cerca de mi casa se oye a lo lejos una con la misma sonoridad que coincidencia
Hosanna is in F. The ring of 12 are in C
Normally Hosanna isn't rung. Unfortunately none of them are rung that often. But, yes, Hosanna would 'normally' be rung solo.
IIRC it was Christchurch Priory, Dorset. That's very definitely not Devon.
Cool bells very cool
@shippingforecast Also ironically enough the day Pope JP II went to his rest - I'd say it's certainly appropriate to make a big noise during the Easter Festival.
Here's a personal 'Want" I would very much like to ring a 1/4 of grandsire cinques..... Half Muffled... With Hosanna swinging all the way through..... That would sound amazing!
Buckfast Abbey in Devon. Southwest of England.
sorry for date .the bell tone is F0
@Auferstehungsglocke Finde ich auch, klingt etwas ähnlich wie Emmanuel von Notre Dame zu Paris oder nicht ,-) Ja es könnte eine ges° sein ;-D
Thanks.
those bells must be huge!
How come they didn't ring that heavy bell up - it only went half way!
Just wow!!!
No. That was in Devon...
Echt toller klang!!!
I think this was played at princess diana's service?
@SubaruB4RSK
No. This was recorded 6 years after her death.
Hey That's At BuckFast Abey Hossana
@janhren123 Hosanna is 75 years old this year.
+ProfMoose when are people allowed to ring that bell? Do they have to have a good experience with ringing the twelve or strong lungs and biceps, or what?
probly got permition
GP is swung daily at 1pm? I've heard it a few times. There are some pics of it on the web but it's a bit crowded by its own frame:-( I think Gt Tom is tolled for the death of the monarch.
Never rung at Winchester :-(
How can you get up they 🤔
I don't like to say where my home tower is. Bit too modest ;-) It's big and in Devon (Not Buckfast). Been ringing for longer than I care to remember - you'd think I'd be getting good at it by now......