Münster Bells

This chart shows all the bells at the Bern Münster (Cathedral), as well as the dates they were made, how heavy they are, and what note they sound. The hand-written notes at the top tell you at which level of the tower the bell is hung. If you add up their weights, it is a LOT. The big bell alone weighs over 10 tons, and the oldest bell, cast in 1403, weighs over 6 tons. (The Feuerglocke or Fire alarm bells, aren't used for playing.) There are different "bell ring sequences" for different times, for different worship services, and for different holidays. This is one way the townspeople could always keep track of what time it was, what day it was, and what was going on.