SCHULMERICH CARILLONS

Eighty years ago, a young electrical engineer named George J. Schulmerich revolutionized the art of bell making. Schulmerich invented the "electro-mechanical" carillon when he discovered that tiny rods of cast bronze struck with miniature hammers produced audible and pure bell tones that could be amplified electronically to produce a rich, sonorous tone. He called his invention carillonic bells. The carillon can be played manually from an organ-like console or can be programmed to play automatically... Over the years, Schulmerich has earned a reputation not only for outstanding craftsmanship and quality, but for product innovation. The company's history is marked by a number of firsts. George Schulmerich was the first to conceive of electronically amplifying bells, and the first to develop the electro-mechanical carillon. Today, Schulmerich's state-of-the-art electronic carillons are recognized as the first digital bell music in the industry... Revered as the premiere carillon..

Primary location: Cincinnati United States