About Us: The Noble Bells Story

In 1989, in a farmhouse in rural Wisconsin, Dave Noble and his son founded Noble Bells. I’m Doug Noble. My father has been a falconer since the early 1970s. For centuries, bells have been used in falconry to help falconers locate their bird when they lose sight of it. When my father was growing up, the most popular bells were made by the legendary Pete Asborno. My father was a machinist by trade, and he always admired Pete’s craftsmanship. When Pete passed away in the late 1980s my father saw a way to combine his two greatest interests—falconry and machining.

For more than thirty years, my father and I have been manufacturing and selling bells to thousands of falconers worldwide. Our bells have been tested in the skies and through the brush of fields and forests in all corners of the globe. At Noble Bells® we believe that a bell should provide beautiful design and reliable function. The combination of brass and nickel silver in our bells is aesthetically pleasing, and their ring quality is unmatched.

Every Noble Bell® is handcrafted using traditional techniques and precision tools. Handmade from raw sheet metal, each Noble Bell® is shaped, soldered, and assembled by hand with care and attention to detail. Made in small batches, not mass produced—we use skill, not robots.

What really makes a Noble Bell® sing is its clacker. In the mid-1990s, my father developed a multifaceted clacker that rings in response to the slightest motion. It’s actually hard to keep these bells from ringing.

Our bells are handcrafted with care and attention to detail, quality, and beauty. The only bell louder than a Noble Bell® is a pair of Noble Bells®.