Name of Instrument: hand bell

Maker / Brand: J. Shaw Son & Co.

Stearns Catalog #: 0185

Country of Origin: Bradford, England

Region of Origin: Europe

Instrument Category: Idiophone

Date of Fabrication: 19th C.

Location: IDI V

Description: This is a set of eighteen bronze hand bells with brass clappers and mounts. The compass of the set is the diatonic scale of B flat major from f to d'', with b natural, b natural', and f sharp' interpolated; b and e' are duplicated. The leather handles are stamped with pitches. Marked with, "J. SHAW SON & CO. / LEEDS ROAD / BRADFORD".

Set consists of Stearns #0185, #0186, #0187, #0188, #0189, #0190, #0191, #0192, #0193, #0194, #0195, #0196, #0197, #0198, #0199, #0200, #0201, & #0202.

Research: Prof. James M. Borders