A Comparison of Whitechapel and Malmark Handbells
Abstract
Although handbells have existed for thousands of years,
and tuned handbells since the seventeenth century, little
in the way of scientific research has been done with them.
Some of the research includes finding modes of vibration
and patterns of sound radiation, finding how changes in
alloy composition affects the bell's tone, and proposing
mathematical models for the way a bell vibrates.