Show Tones of Bells What a beautiful tone that boll has Is often heard There are few however who know how a bell receives re-ceives Its Joyful or solemn tones All bells after they are cast and flnlsljcd must go through a process of tuning tho samo as any other musical Instrument Instru-ment before they respond with a clear true tone Every boll sounds five notesi which must blend together In order tit produce perfect harmony The tuning of a bell Is done by means of shavln thin bits from various parts of the metal It Is as easy for an expert bell tuner to put a bell In tune as it Id I for a piano tuner to adjust his Instrument Instru-ment to perfect chords At first I thought it would seem that a bell would bo ruined should the tuner I shave off too much at tho last tuning or tho fifth sound but such is not tho case Ho would however bo obliged I to begin over starting again with tho first tone and shaving too bell till It gave forth its harmonious sound o the fifth tone Scientific American |