Hosanna

Hosanna, the 7.5 ton bourdon bell at Buckfast Abbey, being rung. Uniquely, on this occasion the ring of 12 joined in.

[@tittums]

2:07 Such perfect timing with Hosi and the tenor.

[@irenec4876]

This was the first video of Bellringing I ever watched and I have now been ringing for 2 and a half years! Thank you for publishing the video.

[@TheMickhowes]

WOW, I always wondered what these bells were like, listened to them on the radio years ago, been a ringer for over 40 years now!

[@KurtBredenberg]

The heart of Western Civilisation yet lives. Whether you are Christian or not, this is just a beautiful art form . . .

[@irenec2365]

Without this video then I wouldn't be ringing now! Thank you

[@EbClectic]

how majestically it swings. as if in slo-mo. beautiful. rich sound. i love the way the english chime their bells.

[@noelkoludrovic2095]

this big bell have the most beautiful sound

[@Antonisdettor]

Beyond the horizon... of the place we lived when we were young... ♫

[@celbuod]

Whoever rang Hosanna at that time must have had an enormous amount of strength... For a bell of this size, it was swung pretty high!

[@ErVeeDeeEm]

the moment when the smaller bells stop....goosebumps!

[@frsdonahue]

That thing is a beast. Love it.

[@immortalgamingyt6182]

I thought the video was slowed down but the smaller bells are ringing in real time, Hosanna made it seem slower

[@ProfMoose]

The Abbey bells are very rarely rung. Hosanna even more rarely! We believe this is the only time Hosanna has been rung with the 12.

[@altoncurrie]

beautiful as an angel they did hard work making those bells just right I like it

[@louis-pj3tt]

al currie babi

[@altoncurrie]

um what are you talking about

[@ProfMoose]

There was a time when the Abbey bells seemed to be always available. Then there was a change of Abbot. The regular practice was no longer possible and had to be changed. Then we started having cancellations - often at short notice. Things just got worse. On our last visit (branch meeting) we were told only 12 people in the tower at a time! It was pre-arranged as we booked a meeting room too. The installation of the speaker system is a bit of a giveaway. Appearances can be deceptive....

[@ProfMoose]

It all started some years ago with a new Abbot and everything went bad from then on. The new Abbot disappeared but things never returned to what they were.

[@MKROXTON]

Very cool sounds and amazing bells :-)

[@MKROXTON]

And this here is the biggest bell of europe: Biggest bells in europe by the Cologne Cathedral in germany in HD

[@jimstartman7927]

Beautiful sound. Sounds like a wedding. We don't ring like this in the Netherlands

[@allenjoseph100]

Such great beauty of sound and sight- awsome

[@pamelaroyce5285]

Beautiful sound!

[@schabi11]

I love this BELL its so a NICE noise :)

[@ProfMoose]

We never used to have this problem. Hopefully it will be resolved over the next 12 months.

[@ladrodiavocado]

very beautiful sounds!

[@ameliaviolet8691]

i so love it its fantastic

[@alexac1960]

I love church bells on KZbin

[@theboywhodroveaway7954]

Me too!

[@kellphotmail.co.ukpoppypop777]

Alexa C yyyy

[@kellphotmail.co.ukpoppypop777]

Mj Z y

[@rachellecalma6446]

Qeieqi

[@Bzons]

same

[@MultiDollar1234]

those little bells honor Hosanna

[@2lipsonmy0rgan]

I just love it!

[@shippingforecast]

When I rang here on 2nd April 2005 we rang all 12 with Hosanna. Can't remember if we had permission or not! It was the Saturday in the Easter Octave so thought it appropriate. Ho Ho Ho

[@ProfMoose]

Rope's not long enough. It's a lot higher than most slow turners get.

[@ProfMoose]

The band used 12 changeringing bells and Hosanna. Hosanna is very well counter-weighted so is quite easy to ring but very slow.

[@ProfMoose]

I think they are all wrought iron except the 11th, which is SG iron. We paint our clappers to help protect them from the weather.

[@javachip9612]

was hosanna and the 12 bells made by the Taylor co bell foundry.

[@ProfMoose]

Yes - 1935

[@engelbertschoormans]

Congrats with your 1 million views!

[@ProfMoose]

+Leander Schoormans Thank you - When I made it I never expected more than a couple of hundred :-)

[@theboywhodroveaway7954]

+ProfMoose Is this fake or real?

[@ProfMoose]

+Mj Z The video or the 1 million views? The video is very real. The 1million views - that's youtube counting, I'll take their word for it.

[@Sassolino06]

Stanno suonando tutte le campane in questo video?

[@ProfMoose]

Our source for this bit of information was Fr Paulinus. He was at the Abbey when the bells went in. 3rd Oct 2003 was the first time all 12 and Hosanna had been rung together. How did you get permission to swing Hosanna?

[@ProfMoose]

@pianistdu74 I have tried google translate- "There are 8 bells around, Hossana is ground 2 and the other from C 4 C 3 by: do if the ground do re mi fa, hosanna is manue or electric, the other hand, the famous Change Ringing Sorry for the translation if it displays a few words in French!" - Almost wish I hadn't bothered ;-) Hosanna is manual. I will try to get a proper translation of your text soon.

[@ProfMoose]

In the past there have been problems trying to book them even 18 months in advance. More recently two or three bands have managed to get them with only about six months notice. There is something very strange about Buckfast.

[@ProfMoose]

As far as I know there is no local band so they don't get rung much. They have been very difficult to get for a number of years - hopefully things are changing slowly.

[@ProfMoose]

LOL I'm sure there are some Dorset ringers who would be very happy if it was. Might get rung a bit more too.

[@Gimmer3]

Thrilling!

[@vittoguida]

Divino.

[@brofistman7114]

i like it beacause i like bells

[@irenec4876]

Brofist Man ok

[@Dizzer125]

Same I love bells especially church bells

[@richardheath9716]

Not sure you have the correct assumption that 12 plus Hosanah was the first occasion in 2003. Left Devon in 1997 and had rung regularly on Sunday am with Tony Davies, Richard Newman, Frank Mack, etc. One Saturday afternoon - of the regular monthly meeting - John Haywood, etc had the 'full set' going round. Fr Paulinus Angold was one of the two 'locals' to join the band. RPH

[@ProfMoose]

+Richard Heath Sorry for later reply. It was Fr Paulinus who told us he'd never heard the 12 with Hosanna until then. Of course he was very old and may have been a little forgetful/confused but he was still capable of stimulating conversation. Ringing at the Abbey was stopped again this month for 'Health & Safety' - A fraid rope or something this time I been told.

[@andrewlister7413]

i love that Big Bell on a big Wheel

[@ProfMoose]

@simonbellringer It was for a recording. Just experimenting with sound. We rang all 14 at one point. That was 'interesting'. Hosanna is rarely rung. Death of an Abbot or Pope, Easterday I think. We got permission to ring it for the devon ringers carol service last year.

[@ProfMoose]

Weight 7tons 9cwt 18lbs (about 7450kg) Note F. I've removed your duplicate requests to save space ;-) Moose

[@TheRealDorran]

Hosanna Bell

[@pretorium]

Aerozine - for your info the bourdon at the "scouse Anglican Cathedral" isn't swung. The tenor is the heaviest change ringing bell in the world.

[@Fyralism]

Is that so big that it just looks slowed down? or is just in slow motion?

[@ProfMoose]

+TheGamerOfSamness The bell weighs 7.5 tons so is quite big. It is very well counter-balanced and does turn very slowely.

[@Fyralism]

Ahh, thank you

[@elisabarbieri6839]

EvarDerp/. Ccndd

[@thierrypauwels]

@ProfMoose I am surprised to hear that Hosannal is so rarely rung. I was at Buckfast Abbey on Sunday August 6, 1995, and was very surprised to hear a very large bell ringing just for Sunday mass. It was definitely Hosanna that I heard that day. It was ringing solo. It was the feast of transfiguration, but you would not expect something special to be rung for such a small feast. From wat I noted at that time, at noon a bell an octave higher was rung (must have been the 9th of the peal), ...

[@ProfMoose]

I've heard tales of it getting very close to the balance before someone shortened the rope. It would be easy enough to fit a stay and slider but a bit annoying having to replace it all the time

[@shippingforecast]

Apparently the Abbott didn't want the bells ringing on Easter Sunday this year, so don't hold your breath! We did get them for our tour a couple of years ago but had to book them well in advance!

[@XXDrknssoXX]

i think its one of the better sounding bells thats out there.

[@janhren123]

i love this song how mutch years it olde hosanna

[@ProfMoose]

Sorry for late reply. No. Hossanna is over 7 tons and lives in a monastery - can't imagine the community would allow him to be used for that song :-)

[@ProfMoose]

:-) I'd love to get at Great Paul with a vid cam.

[@nixzusehen851]

I like the big bell's sound

[@mtraveler5]

The 15 bells at my church were all Cast by Whitechapel in London in 1913...

[@adpretty]

This bourdon bell at Buckfast Abbey is not designed to be rung full circle. Due to the fact it has a counter balanced clapper, it can only be rung 180 degrees.

[@ProfMoose]

@WrongAndHome There is a long story here. Short version - they never did! This was for a CD. The band were very unhappy with the standard of ringing and wanted to come back and re-record but both the production company and the Abbey said No. We thought it would be a shambles and it was.

[@ProfMoose]

The bells are in a church tower. I'll find a link to tell you about training and post it here.

[@osiedlevlog2458]

sorry for date .the bell tone is F0

[@ProfMoose]

Rung be real people - usually only one:-) It's the 7th (or is it the 8th?) heaviest bell in the UK. I guess it's around the 3rd or 4th heaviest swinging bell. I think York has the heaviest hand swung bourdon.

[@luidklokkentom]

very nice sound we dont have this kind of ringing in holland

[@ProfMoose]

GP is swung daily at 1pm? I've heard it a few times. There are some pics of it on the web but it's a bit crowded by its own frame:-( I think Gt Tom is tolled for the death of the monarch. Never rung at Winchester :-(

[@glockenkanale]

Just wow!!!

[@MEKLAFIR]

which country is this? COOL Man~ !

[@danielobrien7738]

+ProfMoose when are people allowed to ring that bell? Do they have to have a good experience with ringing the twelve or strong lungs and biceps, or what?

[@annapowell6641]

probly got permition

[@Fyralism]

is it so big that it slow down or is it just slow motion

[@ryanaugustus]

Do you have a download of this sound recording? Love it!

[@schabi11]

Echt toller klang!!!

[@kionxjasiriandstevenuniver7023]

How can you get up they 🤔

[@awesome1334]

Why does the camera make the bell look green when it is gray?

[@ProfMoose]

The flourescent lights cause a green colour cast. It's not too bad as the primary light source was sun light and Hosanna has a bit of a green hue to him anyway.

[@thierrypauwels]

@ProfMoose ... and for the other services a small bell was rung (a minor third higher than the treble of the peal). After the complines the eight largest bells of the peal were chimed.

[@FranzFerdinandVIII]

(22.Jul.2020) too late to say it, but congrats on getting 1 million views!

[@meuer69]

Cool bells very cool

[@ChrisLevich]

those bells must be huge!

[@anonmonen]

Here's a personal 'Want" I would very much like to ring a 1/4 of grandsire cinques..... Half Muffled... With Hosanna swinging all the way through..... That would sound amazing!

[@emzy22bellz17]

How come they didn't ring that heavy bell up - it only went half way!

[@1BODGER95]

Does she have one of them counterweighted clappers?

[@stephaniebanuelos8773]

That's scary lol um not lol that's bells are super fun to ring 🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔

[@deeb22222]

Yassssss I thought I was the only one creeped out by church bells

[@kathyoseland8655]

1€ 8

[@fartwell2000]

Shame the bells didn't settle as it sounds like there is an under rated twelve at Buckfast-when people mention the best twelves, I've never heard Buckfast mentioned but they do sound fantastic on this recording even through the striking isn't too hot.

[@ProfMoose]

Just a quick follow up - Just got back from the Abbey. Can't say we were welcomed with open arms.... There is now a speaker installation above the bells.

[@janhren123]

i love this song i vish i was there

[@ProfMoose]

Where is what?

[@ProfMoose]

No AC/DC did not use Hosanna. The band I was referring to was the band of ringers that rang for the video.

[@s0undw4v3ultra]

my question is how on earth they get that massive bell up there in the first place?

[@ProfMoose]

With a very big chain block or a windless and a lot of hard work! There's a photo somewhere, may not be on the web, of it going up. For some reason it went up on it's side.

[@ProfMoose]

This is Buckfast Abbey in Devon, Southwest England

[@MultiDollar1234]

how big is she

[@simonbellringer]

Any reason for the 12 joining in? And when is Hosanna rung?

[@meme2702]

Normally is Hosanna rung alone?

[@rappdock4398]

Me encanta en sonido de esta campana lo más genial es que cerca de mi casa se oye a lo lejos una con la misma sonoridad que coincidencia

[@meme2702]

Thanks.

[@ProfMoose]

I have no idea! I'll have a look and post it here if I can find it.

[@ProfMoose]

Yes. I think you can see it if you look closely.

[@Stedmaniac]

@shippingforecast Also ironically enough the day Pope JP II went to his rest - I'd say it's certainly appropriate to make a big noise during the Easter Festival.

[@MultiDollar1234]

who was princess diana

[@Techn1kal]

Why is that red thing in the middle go so slow? I know it's heavy, but that much? It looks like some antigravity stuff.

[@ProfMoose]

The clapper (red thing) is very heavily counter-balanced (as is the bell) so they move at a similar speed. It is very strange to watch.

[@Techn1kal]

It is.

[@botaionut9784]

De ce se dau peste cap clopotele mici

[@ProfMoose]

Buckfast Abbey in Devon. Southwest of England.

[@ProfMoose]

Was this a Saturday practice? If so I might have been there.