Glöckenton German Glöckleinton German Tonus Faber corruption

Adlung, Audsley and Williams define these names as indicating an open flute of 2' pitch. Audsley adds that it is made of metal, and has a tone which is suggestive of bells or, according to Seidel, of the clang of hammers on an anvil. Sumner defines Glockleinton as a 2-rank mixture consisting of 2' and 1' ranks, while Wedgwood considers it to be a synonym for Campana. The name Tonus Faber is a corruption of the Latin tonus fabri, meaning “sound of the blacksmith”; it is mentioned by several sources including Adlung (1768).

Examples

No examples are known of Tonus Faber. Contributions welcome.

Glöckleinton 2', Oberwerk; St. Peter's, Göerlitz. (The builder and date are unknown, but Seidel wrote of it, so it dates from 1843 at the latest.)

Glöckleinton II, Brustwerk; Opera House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Sharp 1979.

Glockleinton II 1', Swell; First Baptist Church, Jackson, Mississippi, USA; Keates-Geissler 1990.

Glockenton IV, Fernwerk; St. Michaelis, Hamburg, Germany; Walcker 1912 (destroyed).

Glockenton 2'+1', Pedal; Kaleva Church, Tampere, Finland; Kangasala 1966.

Glockenton II 1-3/5', Bombardenwerk; Nihon Hosoo Kyoka, Tokyo, Japan; Schuke 1973.

Glockenton IV, Schwellwerk; Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, Korea; Schuke 1978.

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