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<div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span>The Meneely (not Meneeley) foundry that made the bells for West Point Chapel never tuned their bells by any method - grinders or otherwise. That foundry was located in Troy, NY.<br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">The other Meneely foundry, located in West Troy (later Watervliet), across the Hudson River from Troy, did tune their bells, grinding not only on the inside but also on the outside. For this reason,
Meneely/Watervliet bells from the 20th c. do not have raised lettering. Instead, they have pin-punched inscriptions that were added after tuning.</div><div> </div><div>Carl Scott Zimmerman<br>Saint Louis, Missouri, USA -<br>- 19th c. home of at least 36 bell founders or resellers<br>Tel. +1(314)821-8437<br>Webmaster for www.TowerBells.org<br> * Avocation: tower bells<br> * Recreation: handbells<br> * Mission: church bells</div><div><br></div><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "'George Dawson'
george@gadawson.wanadoo.co.uk [bellhistorians]" <bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, February 27, 2015 2:25 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> RE: [Bell Historians] The bells of West Point Military College.<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv6510051005">
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