Thanks! No, those are sections of brass wire I beat flat to form the tab then rolled with pliers to form the eye.

The smallest ones (interior bell on the top & two bottom bells) have a sweet high pitched tea bell chime with good sustain. The larger two are deeper with a throaty undertone. Unfortunately having no grasp of the mathmatics behind bell design I wasn't able to get the three sizes "tuned" into harmony so there's a minor dissonance when all three are going at the same time.

Thank you so much! I wasn't expecting such a warm reception to what's basically a modest experimental piece.

Allen, your bells are wonderful and the warm reception is typical of our ArtMetal community. These folks are not only great metalsmiths, they are kind, courteous and knowledgeable folks that have a love for artistic metalworking.

For those of you who do not know Allen, he is one of two Drupal developers that are helping us here on ArtMetal to upgrade our Drupal Content Management System to a newer more robust system. Hopefully, we will see some new features and more user friendly interactions develop with the upgrades we have planned.

Note that as we get more into the upgrade, we will be asking for suggestions from the community. Stay tuned...

quique