Our German glass Christmas ornament bells are 3 inches long and the mouth of the bell in 2¼ inches in diameter. The German glass Christmas ornament bells are decorated with gold glitter around the top and the bottom. The decoration in the center of the German glass Christmas ornament bells consists of leaves, fruit and acorns with a bronze, gold ribbon in the very center. The German glass Christmas ornament bells hang by the gold star crown.
Chimes.
Bells vary in tone from high to low, according to their thickness and size. Sets of bells may be made, each bell having a different tone to correspond to the tones of the musical scale. Such bells are sometimes hung together and struck one after another. Thus a tine may be played. These bell sets are called chimes. Simple chimes may be operated by hand, by pulling on ropes attached to the bells. But most chimes in great cities are now operated by electricity. The performer sits at a keyboard, which resembles that of an organ, but has fewer keys. As he presses a key, an electrical connection strikes a hammer against the proper bell. Chimes seldom have more than twelve bells. Larger numbers of bells set together to play tunes are called carillons.
Carillons.
Carillons are bells set together to play melodies and may have 70 or more bells. Carillons can be played by hand, but most operate electrically. The player sits at a keyboard. As the performer presses a key, an electrical connection strikes a hammer against the proper bell to sound it. This art developed in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.