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GLOCKENLAGER: Bell camp

From 1941 to 1944 over 100,000 bells were shipped to Hamburg from various parts of Europe in order to separate their metals for war purposes.

Dr.Theinhaus

Dr. Erich Thienhaus, a German sound-physicist conducted research on some of the bells sequestered at Hamburg. With the aid of a magnetic oscillator and a frequency transformer, he was able to isolate all the partials which make up the sound of a bell.

By the time the war ended over 150,000 bells had been melted down by the Central Powers.