Bell system of St. John the Baptist in Inning Ammersee
The Catholic church in Inning am Ammersee was built between 1765 and 1783 on the foundations of a late Gothic predecessor; the layout of the choir and the base of the tower date back to the 15th century. The peal consisted of four cast-steel bells, cast in 1947 by the Bochumer Verein für Gussstahlfabrikation company. Until their replacement, the bells were housed in a two-bay, two-level bell frame made of steel sections joined by rivets and bolts.
We inspected the steel bell frame for cracks and corrosion and retained it. First, the four existing steel bells were removed from the tower using a crane, passing through a specially created opening in the masonry. Then, the five new (pre-owned) bells were installed in the tower. These range in weight from 300 to 1,000 kg and are tuned to the notes b♭', a♭', g', f', and e♭' (the largest bell). In the northern bay, Bell 1 is positioned below Bell 5; in the southern bay, Bell 4 is at the top with Bell 1 beneath it. Bell 4 hangs one level lower.
The old steel headstocks, clappers, magnetic strikers, and ringing mechanisms were replaced with new wooden headstocks, round-ball clappers, new magnetic strikers, and new ringing mechanisms.
The entire bell ringing was fine-tuned. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCriUT8SK0qpVMTTFT1TstxQ
The renovation project also included the refurbishment of the tower clock and the hands and their mechanisms.
