1721 A. Ramsay I. 192 Half an Hour before Twelve at Noon, when the Musick Bells begin to play, frequently called the Gill-Bells.
1755 J. Smeaton Diary 29 June in (1938) 30 The musick bells at this Town are reckoned the finest in the 7 provinces.
1835 C. Dickens (1836) 1st Ser. II. 208 Ring the second music-bell.