A person who studies the history, design, music, and casting of bells; an expert in bells and bell-ringing.
From campanology plus -ist (expert). This term formalized in English during the 19th century as campanology emerged as a recognized field of scholarly study.
Professional campanologists can identify a bell's age, foundry, and metallurgical composition just by listening to it ring—they're the archaeologists of sound!
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