[Bell Historians] Old North

[Carl S Zimmerman]

Technically, the old bells were not actually "hung dead" until they were placed in their present frame above the new ring of 12.  Before that, they hung in their original ringing fittings, but were immobilized for chiming purposes.  It seems likely that the immobilization occurred at least as long ago as 1909, when the 10th bell was added; it might even have been as long ago as 1849, when the 9th bell was added.  See www.towerbells.org/data/NYNYTCTC.HTM for more details of this history.

Carl Scott Zimmerman

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From: Laura Dickerson <lauradi at q73ENQNZjDYYDMHkdzWg3nvYhoh0I9o0A0QrjYovm7EeUuInONqjHr-fIiVN4HCygkV26qzYO0fxXQ.yahoo.invalid>
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Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 9:20 AM

...{snip}...
They have been hung dead for a long time, but I don't know *how* long.
Laura Dickerson

           
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