▁st rayed . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁K lang ▁Bell ▁( Mal ays ia , ▁ 2 ▁c . ▁BC ) ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁collection . ▁ ▁St yles ▁of ▁ring ing ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁western ▁world , ▁the ▁common ▁form ▁of ▁bell ▁is ▁a ▁church ▁bell ▁or ▁town ▁bell , ▁which ▁is ▁hung ▁within ▁a ▁tower ▁or ▁bell ▁c ote . ▁Such ▁b ells ▁are ▁either ▁fixed ▁in ▁a ▁static ▁position ▁(" hung ▁dead ") ▁or ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁beam ▁( the ▁" head stock ") ▁so ▁they ▁can ▁swing ▁to ▁and ▁fro . ▁B ells ▁that ▁are ▁hung ▁dead ▁are ▁normally ▁sound ed ▁by ▁hitting ▁the ▁sound ▁bow ▁with ▁a ▁ham mer ▁or ▁occasionally ▁by ▁pulling ▁an ▁internal ▁cla pper ▁against ▁the ▁bell . ▁ ▁Where ▁a ▁bell ▁is ▁sw ung ▁it ▁can ▁either ▁be ▁sw ung ▁over ▁a ▁small ▁arc ▁by ▁a ▁ro pe ▁and ▁lever ▁or ▁by ▁using ▁a ▁ro pe ▁on ▁a ▁wheel ▁to ▁swing ▁the ▁bell ▁higher . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁bell ▁sw ings ▁higher ▁the ▁sound ▁is ▁project ed ▁out wards ▁rather ▁than ▁down wards . ▁ ▁Lar ger ▁b ells ▁may ▁be ▁sw ung ▁using ▁electric ▁mot ors . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁places , ▁such ▁as ▁Sal zburg ▁C athedral ▁the ▁cla ppers ▁are ▁held ▁against ▁the ▁sound ▁bow ▁whilst ▁the ▁b ells ▁are ▁raised , ▁then ▁released ▁sequ entially ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁clean ▁start ▁to ▁the ▁ring ing . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁they ▁are ▁success ively ▁caught ▁again ▁by ▁the ▁mechanism ▁to ▁silence