I like that! Although the most familiar clock chime melody happens to be the Westminster Quarters, this one sounded to me like the "Ting Tang sequence, which you would most likely hear from the clock towers of some of the big cathedrals, especially those in and around England.
Yes it is the "ting tang" sequence the clock was installed in the late 18th century before Westminster chimes were invented. I guess they never bothered to change the clock in favour of this new melody. I have tried Westminster quarters (after working out the numbers on a keyboard) by pulling the levers and it does sound quite grand! But I must say I do like the "Ting tang" because the town hall plays Westminster chimes, so it is nice this is different.
Indeed they are fine bells bearing in mind their age, Taylors did a fantastic job in 1903 of retuning them! The barrel was restored by Hayward Mills in 2004 (I think) before then it was in quite a sorry state.
The barrel is, it used to be wound. The clock itself though does need winding weekly and the steeple keeper looks after it to ensure good time keeping. hope this helps?
Well we don't ring them often now I am sad to say. But if you can get a band together and message me I can supply you with the steeple keepers details. :) They are nice bells and go very well, although In must warn that it is a very long draught.
Hold on, is this clock partially motorized? I know the clock mechanism itself is probably still on a weight, since it still needs a pendulum to keep time, but the chime and strike train weight drums rotate _way_ too fast to be driven by weights. I’m not sure about that chime barrel though. Is that still weight-driven, or was that electrified too?
I like the clock chimes that play actual music or fragments from music(for example the Spasskaya Tower Chime or this one)
The clock chimes sounds exactly like the clock at Puerta Del Sol in Madrid, Spain.
I like that!
Although the most familiar clock chime melody happens to be the Westminster Quarters, this one sounded to me like the "Ting Tang sequence, which you would most likely hear from the clock towers of some of the big cathedrals, especially those in and around England.
Yes it is the "ting tang" sequence the clock was installed in the late 18th century before Westminster chimes were invented. I guess they never bothered to change the clock in favour of this new melody. I have tried Westminster quarters (after working out the numbers on a keyboard) by pulling the levers and it does sound quite grand! But I must say I do like the "Ting tang" because the town hall plays Westminster chimes, so it is nice this is different.
what music is playing
Indeed they are fine bells bearing in mind their age, Taylors did a fantastic job in 1903 of retuning them! The barrel was restored by Hayward Mills in 2004 (I think) before then it was in quite a sorry state.
the quarter bells the ding dang and the hour bell sound like the puerta del sol clock in madrid spain but here not have carillon
The barrel is, it used to be wound. The clock itself though does need winding weekly and the steeple keeper looks after it to ensure good time keeping. hope this helps?
*When you realize this clocktower is older than the elizabeth clocktower*
hell, that clock and chime barrel themselves are older than westminster's!!
That thing is so big.no wonder it works so hard.
I wonder why chime barrels play their songs more than once when activated
I get the picture my friend!
Well we don't ring them often now I am sad to say. But if you can get a band together and message me I can supply you with the steeple keepers details. :) They are nice bells and go very well, although In must warn that it is a very long draught.
It sounds like the Lauterbrunnen church clock
@The Stevie B show how is this melody called?
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I should have worked out you did really. ;D
Hold on, is this clock partially motorized? I know the clock mechanism itself is probably still on a weight, since it still needs a pendulum to keep time, but the chime and strike train weight drums rotate _way_ too fast to be driven by weights. I’m not sure about that chime barrel though. Is that still weight-driven, or was that electrified too?
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