Bell Data Compilation

Post date: Oct 14, 2015 1:57:32 AM

After a thorough examination of the data sheet containing 229 bells collected previous groups, I was able to chose five key data sets to analyze. I choose to concentrate on the clapper, belt, ringing mechanism, the location of the bell-founding, and the overall state of the bell. The spreadsheet had many empty cells and by implementing a rule I was able to highlight empty cells a light yellow color. Also, as I was analyzing the observations, the previous groups used terms such as “quite”, “pretty”, “decent” that had no numerical reference. In order to analyze the data I had to use my best judgment to separate the conditions. If our group continues to use this spreadsheet method, we will need to create a number system correlating to the degrading state of the bells.

Of the 57 clappers documented, only 18 were recorded as being in a “decent” or “good” condition. This is concerning because if we decided to pursue any restoration or preservation applications, only 18 could be considered for immediate action. However, the current state of the 50 belts documented had 40 belts documented as “decent” or “good”. The most common mechanism observed was the use of the wheel. 118 out of 133 documented bells used this ringing method. Additionally, 27 bells out of 43 documented were considered to have an overall state of “decent” or “good”. Another key data point that was explored was the location of bell-founding. The three most common founding locations included De Poli(18), Canciani Veneti (9) and Luigi Cavadini (6). Visuals of this data can been seen in the graphs below.