[Bell Historians] The bells of West Point Military College.

[Robert Lewis editor@ringingworld.co.uk [bellhistorians]]

At 18:36 27/02/2015, Carl S Zimmerman wrote:

>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.

I wonder if the college considered replacing the bells with something 
more intrinsically tuneful?  Doesn't look as though money is a 
problem there ...

Would the tower take a change-ringing peal?  It looks fairly substantial.

RAL



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Posted by: Robert Lewis <editor at ringingworld.co.uk>
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