2:07 Such perfect timing with Hosi and the tenor.

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.

The heart of Western Civilisation yet lives. Whether you are Christian or not, this is just a beautiful art form . . .

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!

how majestically it swings. as if in slo-mo. beautiful. rich sound. i love the way the english chime their bells.

this big bell have the most beautiful sound

Beyond the horizon... of the place we lived when we were young... ♫

Without this video then I wouldn't be ringing now! Thank you

the moment when the smaller bells stop....goosebumps!

That thing is a beast. Love it.

I thought the video was slowed down but the smaller bells are ringing in real time, Hosanna made it seem slower

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!

beautiful as an angel they did hard work making those bells just right I like it

Such great beauty of sound and sight- awsome

Very cool sounds and amazing bells :-)

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.

Beautiful sound. Sounds like a wedding. We don't ring like this in the Netherlands

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.

I love church bells on KZfaq

Beautiful sound!

I love this BELL its so a NICE noise :)

i so love it its fantastic

I just love it!

was hosanna and the 12 bells made by the Taylor co bell foundry.

Rope's not long enough. It's a lot higher than most slow turners get.

very beautiful sounds!

i like it beacause i like bells

The band used 12 changeringing bells and Hosanna. Hosanna is very well counter-weighted so is quite easy to ring but very slow.

We never used to have this problem. Hopefully it will be resolved over the next 12 months.

those little bells honor Hosanna

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.

Thrilling!

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

Divino.

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i love this song how mutch years it olde hosanna

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.

sorry for date .the bell tone is F0

@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.

i love that Big Bell on a big Wheel

@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.

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.

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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

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

LOL I'm sure there are some Dorset ringers who would be very happy if it was. Might get rung a bit more too.

I like the big bell's sound

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!

Just wow!!!

i think its one of the better sounding bells thats out there.

The bells are in a church tower. I'll find a link to tell you about training and post it here.

@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.

:-) I'd love to get at Great Paul with a vid cam.

The 15 bells at my church were all Cast by Whitechapel in London in 1913...

@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), ...

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

i love this song i vish i was there

That's scary lol um not lol that's bells are super fun to ring 🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔

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.

Thanks.

No AC/DC did not use Hosanna. The band I was referring to was the band of ringers that rang for the video.

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.

Stanno suonando tutte le campane in questo video?

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?

Just a quick follow up - Just got back from the Abbey. Can't say we were welcomed with open arms.... There is now a speaker installation above the bells.

very nice sound we dont have this kind of ringing in holland

@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 :-)

Buckfast Abbey in Devon. Southwest of England.

Cool bells very cool

Yes. I think you can see it if you look closely.

the bourdon bell is a counter weight clapper see at 2:55 & 1:08 1:00 2:14 2:23 2:32

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.

(22.Jul.2020) too late to say it, but congrats on getting 1 million views!

This is Buckfast Abbey in Devon, Southwest England

Echt toller klang!!!

The bell caster presumably

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.

90 graden luiden met krukas vliegende klepel en krukas.Bij stilhangen slaat de klepel nog 1 keer.En dat bij een zeer zware klok van 7500kg en de combinatie van het chance ringing 5*****

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!

I have no idea! I'll have a look and post it here if I can find it.

que bonito viva cristo y maria

those bells must be huge!

Hosanna and her kids

@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.

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.

The ring of 12 ring with Hossana the 7.5 ton bell that is in the middle of the ring

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 !

No idea! Think it all goes back to a previous abbot how didn't like bells, or non-catholics ringing them - all very political. We've had great fun being hissed around by them - left hand doesn't always seem to know what the right hand is doing....

So butiful fo jesus

They are oddstruck but..... The band, at least on paper, was quite strong but not our first choice. No one really knows why it didn't all come together better and most of the band didn't want any of the recordings made that day used but we were not given the option to revisit.

Creepy

Very nice.

Hosanna is in F. The ring of 12 are in C

Bella campanona!!

Wonderful.... 5*****

So cool

wonderfull sound we dont ring like this in holand