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Here all the bells from the north tower now ring and this creates a beautiful sound event from all 3 bells. The bell data for the Kastor: Bell I (Kastor bell), strike tone h°-8, weight around 2500 kg and diameter 1627 mm, cast by Gaulard the Younger from Aachen in 1848. Hangs in the south tower. Bell II (Marienglocke), strike tone cis'-1, weight around 1640 kg and diameter 1399 mm, cast by Gaulard the Younger from Aachen in 1848. Hangs in the north tower. Bell III (Goarglocke), strike tone d'+1, weight around 1177 kg and diameter 1266 mm, cast by Gaulard the Younger from Aachen in 1848. Hangs in the north tower. Bell IV (St. Anthony's bell), strike tone e'+2, weight about 900 kg and diameter of 1198 mm, cast by Hamm from Frankenthal in 1891. Hangs in the south tower. Bell V (St. John's bell), strike tone fis'+7, weight about 642 kg and diameter of 1024 mm, cast by Gaulard the Younger from Aachen in 1848. Hangs in the north tower. A very warm thank you goes to the sexton, who made the recording possible in both cases and of course also for the interesting book about the history and data of the bells.