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  • Archive for February, 2010

    Handbell Podcast Season 5 Show 12 – Japanese Handbells? – Recorded 2/23/2010

    Thursday, February 25th, 2010

    Sponsors
    This show brought to you by Ringing Restorations – “Entrust the care of your bells to the very best!”
    Contact Monica McGowan at BellsInMinnesota@integraonline.com
    Main Show Topic – Japanese Handbells

    http://www.prima-gakki.co.jp/public_html/catalog/applyhandbells/001.html
    comment on podcast 79 – Samuelchan

    http://hbpcommunity.ning.com/video/japanese-handbell-instrument

    CD Review – Chicago Bronze “Second City Sounds”

    Chicago Bronze Website – www.chicagobronze.com

    Music Review

    Title
    O Sacred Head Now Wounded

    Composer/Arranger
    Krug

    Octaves
    3-5

    AGEHR Level
    3

    Publisher
    Beckenhorst

    Catalog
    Beckenhorst 2009 Winter/Spring

    Question of the [...]

    Handbell Podcast Season 5 Show 11 – Nothing of Importance – Recorded 2/23/2010

    Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

    Introductions
    This show brought to you by Michele, Maryann, Marshall, Tim – Thank You for your continued support.
    Hot Topics – Handbell Buzz

    Paul thanks his FB friends for helping with Montreat Rep list
    adwords

    From our Listeners – Emails

    Nothing of Importance – Anna
    Castings in PA – David Wurth

    how bells are made video from Discovery channel – http://hbpcommunity.ning.com/video/discovery-channel-how-its-made

    Highlights from the [...]

    Handbell Podcast Replay – Show 35 – Recorded 10/5/2006

    Saturday, February 20th, 2010

    Introductions
    This show brought to you by Michele, Maryann Marshall, Tim – Thank You for your continued support.
    Sponsors
    This show brought to you by Ringing Restorations – “Entrust the care of your bells to the very best!”

    Handbell Replay Show Notes 
    Handbell Podcast 035 –  Return from the Expo
    Introductions

    Member of the Blubrry network at http://www.blubrry.com
    This show brought to you [...]

    Handbell Podcast Season 5 Show 10 – European Handbells – Recorded 2/16/2010

    Thursday, February 18th, 2010

    Sponsors
    This show brought to you by Ringing Restorations – “Entrust the care of your bells to the very best!”
    Contact Monica McGowan at BellsInMinnesota@integraonline.com
    Main Show Topic – Handbells from Europe
    History of English Handbell Founderies – http://equitog.com/handbells/othermanufacturers.htm
    Whitechapel Bells – http://www.whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk/hand.htm

    For the past two and a half centuries, Whitechapel have been acknowledged leaders in the production of [...]

    Handbell Podcast Season 5 Show 9 – Pinnacle Preview – Recorded 2/16/2010

    Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

    Introductions
    This show brought to you by Michele, Maryann, Tim, Linda – Thank You for your continued support.
    Hot Topics – Handbell Buzz

    Pinnacle 2010 announced
    Report from Anthornis?  Anyone?
    Message from my Brother-in-Law via Facebook
    Help with plaining an event
    Handchime Session at MMEA

    From our Listeners – Emails
    In the News – Sponsored by http://www.handbellnews.com

    Handbell Bags on Cafe Press – http://www.cafepress.com/+hand-bells+bags
    First Time Ringer [...]

    Handbell Podcast Season 5 Show 8 – American Handbells – Recorded 2/9/2010

    Thursday, February 11th, 2010

    Sponsors
    This show brought to you by Ringing Restorations – “Entrust the care of your bells to the very best!”
    Contact Monica McGowan at BellsInMinnesota@integraonline.com
    Main Show Topic – American Handbells

    Schulmerich
    www.schulmerich.com

    Founded in 1935 by George Schulmerich, began making handbells in 1962

    Read complete history here

    Clapper Mechanism

    Block and Axle with triangular spring
    bumper tensions against stop-nuts
    tensioned on the back side [...]

    Handbell Podcast Season 5 Show 7 – Back from Vacation – Recorded 2/9/2010

    Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

    Introductions
    This show brought to you by Michele, Maryann, Marshall, Tim – Thank You for your continued support.
    Hot Topics – Handbell Buzz

    Forzandoarts.com – Daniel Reck?

    From our Listeners – Emails

    Fundemental & Bell-O-Gram now available online
    David – Chimes

    Highlights from the Community

    TO mark or not to mark – Vinesa
    Embellish East Coast tour to Maine – bellzatk
    Bronzefest 2010 – Bellzatk
    Video: [...]

    Handbell Podcast Replay – Show 34 – Recorded 9/27/2006

    Saturday, February 6th, 2010

    Introductions
    This show brought to you by Michele, Maryann Marshall, Tim – Thank You for your continued support.
    Sponsors
    This show brought to you by Ringing Restorations – “Entrust the care of your bells to the very best!”
    Contact Monica McGowan at BellsInMinnesota@integraonline.com
    Handbell Replay Show Notes 
    Handbell Podcast 034 –  Chamois, Chamois
    Introductions
    Member of the Blubrry network at http://www.blubrry.com
    This show [...]

    Handbell Podcast Replay – Show 33 – Recorded 9/22/2006

    Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

    Introductions
    This show brought to you by Michele, Maryann Marshall, Tim – Thank You for your continued support.
    Sponsors
    This show brought to you by Ringing Restorations – “Entrust the care of your bells to the very best!”
    Contact Monica McGowan at BellsInMinnesota@integraonline.com
    Handbell Replay Show Notes 

    Handbell Podcast 033 –  Wizards? 
    Introductions
    Member of the Blubrry network at http://www.blubrry.com
    This show brought [...]