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| | Carillon Bells (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | Carillon bells are cast from bell bronze, an alloy composed of approximately 78 % copper and 22% tin, which is heated in a furnace to above 2,000 degrees F, until it melts and combines into a homogenous liquid. |
 | | The molten metal is then poured into a mold made up of a core, which is the shape of the inside section of the bell, and a cope, which is the shape of the outside of the bell. |
 | | A bell's greatest enemies are fire, which can destroy the bell, and air pollution, which dissolves the bell metal thus affecting the tuning. |
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