Winterbells is a deeply sampled festive collection of concert sleighbells, jingle bells, bell hoops, horse reins, logging wagon bells,
bell strips and ropes in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, from tiny to huge and everywhere in between.
The logging bells are cast bronze bells in various pitches that were mounted to a steel rail on logging wagons and trucks in the late 1800s.
Their brash tone served to warn travelers of the approaching wagons on the winding mountain roads in the days before electric horns.
The softball sized giant rope bells are clustered on joined rope braids so they strike against each other when shaken, and have a low, dark, dull percussive tone.
The Bell strip has a distinct horse bridle bell sound which works great for tuned percussion.
The bell hoop has a tamborine-like quality, while the star bells have a crisp, thin, high pitched washy tone - and that's...
