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FALSE BELL [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Percussion Instruments
  • Wrought Metal Items and Antique Tools
CONT

Dutch foundries ... turn up a wax bell over the core (called a false bell). The false bell is then decorated with wax adornments and then invested in moulding material. The wax is burnt out of the mould in a kiln before casting the bell.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à percussion
  • Objets ouvrés et outils anciens (Métal)
CONT

[Les lettrines sont] moulées dans la fausse-cloche, en utilisant la technique de la cire perdue.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de percusión
  • Objetos metálicos labrados y herramientas antiguas
CONT

Para fabricar una campana se empieza por hacer un modelo torneando una materia blanda. Esta campana falsa permite efectuar el molde en el cual se vaciará el bronce [...]

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