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That same year the network's fans could buy their own set of chimes from NBC for $2.95 each, with the suggested uses of "Call your family to dinner . . .signal your maid". [ 46 ] 1938 also saw the installation of outdoor clocks, in New York City and Chicago, that rang the NBC chimes on-the-hour.
A bell is regarded as having a good tone when it is "in tune with itself". [24] In western bell founding, this is known as "harmonic tuning" of a bell, which results in the bell's strongest harmonics being in harmony with each other and the strike note. This produces the brightest and purest sound, which is the attractive sound of a good bell.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...
Parents are ringing the dinner bell early — right after school — claiming it makes for a calmer and happier evening. “I was tired of giving snacks to my kids who then didn’t eat dinner ...
Bell from RMS Titanic An underwater archaeologist with the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program in St. Augustine, Florida, recording the ship's bell discovered on the 18th-century Storm Wreck. A ship's bell is a bell on a ship that is used for the indication of time as well as other traditional functions. The bell itself is usually made ...
Yes, I also believe the Dinner Bell is a very important part of the history of this instrument, as well as, being significant to US history. It may even merit its own article. Dirt290 ( talk ) 05:24, 13 March 2015 (UTC) [ reply ]
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The rocks weighed approximately 200 lb (91 kg) apiece, and apparently Ott was able to change their sound by slightly chipping the boulders. He played several selections using a steel hammer and accompanied by a brass band. "The clear, bell-like tones of the rocks could be heard above the notes of the horns."