Editing Handbell (section)

{{Short description|Bell designed to be rung by hand}}
{{Infobox instrument
|name=Handbell
|image=Handbell-Side-and-Bottom-Views.jpg
|background=percussion
|classification=Percussion
| hornbostel_sachs      = 111.242.222
| hornbostel_sachs_desc = Sets of clapper bells 
| inventors             = Robert and William Cor
| developed             = 1696–1724
|range=
|related=
*[[Bell]]
*[[Handchime]]
|musicians=
}}

A '''handbell''' is a [[bell]] designed to be rung by hand. To ring a handbell, a ringer grasps the bell by its slightly flexible handle&nbsp;– traditionally made of leather, but often now made of plastic&nbsp;– and moves the arm to make the hinged clapper strike the inside of the bell. An individual handbell can be used simply as a signal to catch people's attention or summon them together, but handbells are also often heard in tuned sets.<ref>{{cite thesis |last1=Guebert |first1=Alexander M |date=2014 |title=The modern handbell ensemble as an asset to new music: Expanding opportunities in extended technique |id={{ProQuest|1550893039}} |oclc=886962867 |isbn=978-1-303-98469-3 }}{{page needed|date=January 2024}}</ref>