Tsitouras tuned bells
Listen to and play our bells
Turn the dial, choose the largest bell and hear how a harmonic set comes together in the major scale. Further down you will find real recordings: Orthros, Vespers, festive peals, Doxologies and hymns (troparia).
The harmonic dial
Build your own set of bells
Turn the dial — or press the arrows — to bring the largest bell to Position 1. The others follow in harmony, in the major scale.
Total weight
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Weight of the first 6 bells— kg
Diameter of the largest bellØ — cm
Note range—
In the major scale, the first and the eighth bell sound the same note, an octave apart. That is how the set comes full circle and sounds in harmony.
The harmonic set — tap a bell to hear it
The sound of the dial is a digital rendering, so that you can hear the notes; the recordings further down are of our real bells. Weights and diameters are indicative — we give the final proposal after studying your bell tower.
Real recordings
Our melodies, as they sound in the bell tower
Excerpts of bell ringing played by our controllers, on one to six bells. Choose the number of bells or a category, or search for a melody.
1 bell
2 bells
3 bells
4 bells
5 bells
- DoxologyLiturgical · 0:22
- Festal VespersLiturgical · 0:22
- Resurrection pealLiturgical · 0:20
- O Lord of HostsLiturgical · 0:22
- Today the VirginLiturgical · 0:22
- Patronal feast pealFeast-day & festive peals · 0:22
- Festal pealFeast-day & festive peals · 0:22
- PrimaveraMusical pieces · 0:22
- FugueMusical pieces · 0:22
- Trigona Kalanta (Greek carol)Feast-day & festive peals · 0:22
6 bells
- DoxologyLiturgical · 0:22
- Athonite VespersLiturgical · 0:22
- Resurrection pealLiturgical · 0:22
- To Thee, the Champion LeaderLiturgical · 0:22
- All generationsLiturgical · 0:22
- AlleluiaLiturgical · 0:22
- Let us the faithful praise and worship the WordLiturgical · 0:22
- Solemn DoxologyLiturgical · 0:22
- Choir bellMusical pieces · 0:22
- ConfessionLiturgical · 0:22
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How it works
Why the 1st and the 8th bell are the same note
A set of tuned bells is pitched to the notes of the major scale: it starts from the largest bell and rises in steps of tone – tone – semitone – tone – tone – tone – semitone. The eighth bell sounds the same note as the first, one octave higher, and the set is complete.
The higher the note, the smaller and lighter the bell. That is why the largest bell also determines the total weight of the set — and how much weight and space your bell tower must be able to take.
You do not need to start with eight bells. With three or four bells on the right notes your church already sounds in harmony, and we keep the design on file so that every new bell blends with the earlier ones.
Questions
About the sound of bells
Is the sound of the bells on this page real?
The recordings are real: our bells, ringing peals played by our controllers. The sound of the dial is a digital rendering, so that you can hear how the notes fit together.
Can I find out what note my church’s bells are tuned to?
Yes. In Greece, we come to the church, listen to and measure the existing bells and propose the note and size of the new one, so that it matches — free of charge. Abroad, we advise from photos and measurements.
Can my church’s bells play hymns like these?
Yes, when the bells are tuned and are struck by electromagnetic strikers from an automatic bell-ringing system. See the ringing patterns and hymns that our controllers support.
Keep exploring
See also
Tuned bells
Bells cast to a specific note, matched to one another, that can play hymns (troparia).
Explore moreSizes & weights
The full table of weights and diameters — and how much your own bell weighs.
Explore moreMade to order
With the name of the church, its saint and the donors — in any language and alphabet.
Explore moreShip’s bells
Bronze ship’s bell, Ø 30 cm, as COLREG specifies for vessels of 20 metres and over.
Explore moreElectronic bells
More than 500 hymns (troparia) via Wi-Fi, remote control or mobile phone — and combined with real bells.
Explore moreHow a bell is cast
From the design and the mould to the casting and the sound — a centuries-old craft.
Explore moreBells
Tuned bells, each cast to a note, from 5 to 4,250 kg — and made to order.
Explore more