Mobile register and journal., 1845-02-08
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 ON MnNpAY. Eeh llIh lSdL

ENGAGED TO APPEAR AT TIE THEATRE,
 ON MONDAY, Feb. 10th, 1S44,
 Arehus described blythe celebrated auhoress Miss CI,d
 The Perlormance of the Bell Ringers really very wonderful, and well worth hearing, as an exhibition of mechanical skill, and accuracy of ear. When they first played al Nblo's, closely watched the effect on the orchestra, who are considered skilful band of musicians as any in the country. They were vsi- ply delighted with the perfect precision of the per. tormance. Yet the Campanoogians play not merely simple carillons, but elaborate and difficult music !; the overture to Fra Diavolo, for instance. If this were done by striking the bels it would be less sur prlsng bui to ring forty two Ills, with such rapid ity and p:acision certainly a marvellous exploit No wonder they obliged to rehearse five hours a day to accomplish it.
 The sound of their combined bells is like power- fnl musical box, extremely sweet, liquid and mello- dious A seat at distance is more agreeable than very near not only because the metallic sound soitened, but because the performers themselves al- pear too much like machin when viewed closely. writer in one of the papers jestngly undeIt io prove that they were aut0mata, and certainly if one oI Maelzel's figures should he placed among them, in the snme dress, it would not be very easy to de. tect the counterfeit. The mechanical look and att tade is the inevitable result of long prolracied hab il of listening nently in order to play each paricu lar note in the right place.
 Four of these men began 10 practice their dificnI, arr seven years ago. At first, they used but seven bells, bu, gradual, increased the number twenty siN' HtH CbHpdN] nOW Oi sts tH, anu tney use for,y'wo bells, varying in size. from large COW bell to ihe smallest dinner bell. They had these bells manufactured for them and Carefully attuned by scraping the me'al. It took nine months of pat practice to aliune them to perfect concert pitch - chppers are upon spring. piece of leather goes through the ball of the tongue: the leather strikes the hell, and renders Ihe soft and swee, They place the fore finger and thumb upon the sides of the bell, and thus obtain steady hold. while they prevent disIu'bin vibrations.
 The lowest bell is the lowest C of the tr, ble cliff and they up three octaves and one fourth, with all the semitones. Four of them play the air, the other three play harmony in the lowest octave o the bells. similar 10 guitar accompaniment to a song. They trill notes beautifully. Every piece o music is necessarily arranged for them But nature and art have made them per fleet in this matter that one Of them cannot ring false note without it's beng instantly detected by all the others. So co rect are their tones, that piano be accurately attuned by them. Their memory, too, is wonderful Any one of them tell insanianeously all lhe that to be played for bars ahead. Their bells have to be changed frequently, ofiep with much rapidy as printers take up their pes. Some times
 bel that is at end of the long table, is needed al the other extremity; but they forget to pass ii along in season. febS