Bells with electromagnetic strikers

Construction

Built to last

Heavy-duty cast body with cooling fins, so it does not overheat during long ringing sessions.
Return spring after every blow, for fast, clean ringing.
Adjustable strike time set from the bell controller, for the right sound on every bell.
Fits existing bells too, mounted on site at the church.
Extra rubber pads where a lower volume is needed.
2-year warranty of good performance, when the installation is carried out by our own team or by an authorised technician.

Our bell striker grew out of our own inventions: the Greek patents of Evangelos Tsitouras for an electromagnetic striking and bell-ringing system (GR 871712, 1987 · GR 1001052, 1991).

Tsitouras electromagnetic bell striker mounted beneath a bell — Tsitouras bell striker mounted on a bell

Maintenance

A little care, years of service

Every 3 to 4 months, oil the plungers of the strikers with a little machine oil. If the sound changes, or if a striker “sticks” or does not strike, it may need a new rubber pad, spring or coil — work we carry out all over Greece.

For sextons who want to do it themselves, we are preparing instructional videos: replacing the coil, replacing the rubber pad and spring, and taking the striker apart.

Service & repairs Manuals & videos

For existing bells too

Automatic ringing on every bell

We can fit electromagnetic strikers to all our tuned bells — and to the bells your church already has — so that they ring automatically from the bell-ringing controller.

01
On existing bells
We fit strikers on site at the church, without taking the bell down.
02
All over Greece
We come wherever your church is, study the bell tower and propose a solution; abroad, we advise from photos and measurements.
03
Advice on the sound
We advise you on getting the most tuneful, harmonious sound from your bells.
04
Service
Replacing the coil, rubber pad and spring, adjustments — with instructions for the sexton.

From the bell towers