Modern digital computation techniques have made it possible to compute a base profile for a bell so that it will have some particular, predetermined eigenfrequencies. Practice has shown that with a combination of these modern techniques and the traditional skills of an experienced bell founder, a carillon bell can be made that contains an unconventional "major-third" partial and is in other respects at least as well-tuned as traditional carillon bells of high quality. An experimental movable carillon with 47 major-third bells was built and was found to be aurally quite distinguishable from a conventional carillon of comparable size. Criticizm on this new instrument comes mostly from professional carillonneurs, whereas other musicians or nonmusicians react generally in a positive way.
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April 1987
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April 01 1987
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André Lehr; III. From Theory to Practice. Music Perception 1 April 1987; 4 (3): 267–280. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/40285370
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