Bellfounding's the craft of creating bells in a foundry. A practitioner of the craft's called a bellmaker or bellfounder. Bellfounding The term bellfounding describes the casting of large bells for use in churches, clocks, and public buildings. Bells which are rung are usually made by casting bell metal (a high-copper bronze alloy) of a size appropriate for the pitch the bell's intended to produce. Other materials occasionally used are brass or iron. Fine tuning of metal bells's achieved on a… (More on Bellmaker)