[Bell Historians] Olympic bell

[Richard Offen]

Which World Peace Bell do you mean.  There seem to be loads of them!

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On 26/07/2012, at 8:59 PM, Carl S Zimmerman <csz_stl at 2bOJ52vutC6eCwpNxUeShsGk-v4ixJcqD_LTtvxPgmVTdmiv3P87ykzh8eH7lQO2UjfDhxwWWcJ3.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

> So the great bourdon of Riverside Church NYC has lost one of its claims to fame.  In view of the tuning history of that bell, together with the success of (for example) the World Peace Bell, I wonder what prompted the tuning of the Olympic bell.  Surely there was some additional expense and risk involved in doing that.
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> Carl 
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> --- On Thu, 7/26/12, Richard Offen <richard.offen at RMf9TKDybkBRtBbPJVwGn5AmtJl2D6dOujC2zH2PBQiLuGoMOmE-Y3lJEcOZowy5C7l1-YfAjU79JLXr9Rffi4tt_CGQ.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
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> From: Richard Offen <richard.offen at RMf9TKDybkBRtBbPJVwGn5AmtJl2D6dOujC2zH2PBQiLuGoMOmE-Y3lJEcOZowy5C7l1-YfAjU79JLXr9Rffi4tt_CGQ.yahoo.invalid>
> Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Olympic bell
> To: "bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com" <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Thursday, July 26, 2012, 7:32 AM
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> It has been tuned. 
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> On 26/07/2012, at 8:30 PM, Carl S Zimmerman <csz_stl at 2bOJ52vutC6eCwpNxUeShsGk-v4ixJcqD_LTtvxPgmVTdmiv3P87ykzh8eH7lQO2UjfDhxwWWcJ3.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
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>> The article cited makes another assertion which may be equally questionable - "largest harmonically tuned bell".  Does anyone know whether the Olympic bell is actually tuned?  Or is it, like other huge single bells cast in recent years, a maiden?
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>> Carl 
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>> --- On Tue, 7/24/12, John Harrison <john at ftcdsfTNRc3B9dtetA3MbEeX-AX-C-MYGFqLahUmxvF2DusKFiq69oHo6vcGlKH-sPVPiaa7lC7JsvtY7A.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
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>> From: John Harrison <john at ftcdsfTNRc3B9dtetA3MbEeX-AX-C-MYGFqLahUmxvF2DusKFiq69oHo6vcGlKH-sPVPiaa7lC7JsvtY7A.yahoo.invalid>
>> Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Olympic bell
>> To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
>> Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 2:58 AM
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>> ...{snip}...
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>> http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/334525/Welcome-to-London-s-gong-show-Welcome-to-London-s-gong-show
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