[Bell Historians] Olympic bell

[George Dawson]

On 26/07/2012, at 8:59 PM, Carl S Zimmerman <csz_stl at 3KKY6_tL82Hf58thj4ymyTYAQN7StjCMaTTPUJaaFZK_Qt3avFxhp2U34bE3ZZCW-ZlElPq86aO5.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.

 

Just depends who is doing the tuning!!!

G



Carl 


--- On Thu, 7/26/12, Richard Offen <richard.offen at dgyfz08MCpq2U4pgK6JVaKTmVuNnPVmZ14Q5PYLDzF8kv8JpJEze-slCeYRv55yWlP-RXlW8oWPzKod7cMcC2Q.yahoo.invalid> wrote:


From: Richard Offen <richard.offen at dgyfz08MCpq2U4pgK6JVaKTmVuNnPVmZ14Q5PYLDzF8kv8JpJEze-slCeYRv55yWlP-RXlW8oWPzKod7cMcC2Q.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

 

It has been tuned. 

Sent from Richard Offen's iPad


On 26/07/2012, at 8:30 PM, Carl S Zimmerman <csz_stl at 3KKY6_tL82Hf58thj4ymyTYAQN7StjCMaTTPUJaaFZK_Qt3avFxhp2U34bE3ZZCW-ZlElPq86aO5.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

  


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?

Carl 


--- On Tue, 7/24/12, John Harrison <john at gXE6YOiMFqiyF3OAOYbebg_kygzzjIFIypkrX8mz-5At3W3RxLILQ0cpHMRtxt9qWh8ahKKIii5W7Pd6a3s.yahoo.invalid> wrote:


From: John Harrison <john at gXE6YOiMFqiyF3OAOYbebg_kygzzjIFIypkrX8mz-5At3W3RxLILQ0cpHMRtxt9qWh8ahKKIii5W7Pd6a3s.yahoo.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Olympic bell
To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 2:58 AM

...{snip}...

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/334525/Welcome-to-London-s-gong-show-Welcome-to-London-s-gong-show





           
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