Steve Weiss Almglocken - Pitches D#4 & C5 - Tuned Alpine Cowbells - Excellent

Here you have two Steve Weiss almglocken in excellent condition; a D#4 (minor third above middle C) and a C5 (one octave above middle C).

The D#4 has an audible D4 harmonic and the C5 has an audible B5 harmonic. The sound and sustain is great and both bells are in excellent condition with no damage.

Almglocken are bulbous bells used as a melodic or percussive instrument in music. Sometimes referred to as Tuned Cowbells or Alpine bells, the different pitches were used by farmers to identify different animals in their heard. Over the years the bells have been re-crafted into producing naturally rustic, but rich and distinct tones for use in musical performances. Each bell is generally tuned to a specific pitch and finished in a "gold colored" crackle finish. Sometimes the bells are embellished with painted flowers. The clappers are removed on Almglocken so they are generally played with mallets. These bells can be mounted in a wide variety of ways to form chromatic almglocken sets or to add pitch specific colors to drum sets, percussion ensembles and orchestras.