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Newslett Sp03 Number 31 Spring 2003 www.chimes.cornell.edu [email protected] (607) 255-5350 NEWSLETTER Marisa Piliero LaFalce ‘96, Editor Physics + Bells + Pizza = Party! Catherine Jordan ’03 Whoever said physics isn’t fun? When you add bells to anything, it’s a great time! This February we had the good fortune to meet with Edith Cassel, Professor of Physics, who teaches a course “The Physics of Musical Sound.” Each year, as part of her course, she brings her class to the tower for a tour and Chimes concert. She also participated in a panel discussion on the Physics of Bells during the Chimes Rededication Celebration in 1999. For our special session, Professor Cassel came armed with diagrams, charts, bell models, xylophone bars, mallets, and a great sense of humor. For the next hour we explored the size, shape and composition of bells, and how they produce the A page beautiful music that we take for granted. Quite a bit from Rick of the material was pretty confusing – for example, Watson’s why is it that a larger and more massive bell pro- journal duces a lower pitch than a smaller and less massive containing bell, yet, when you remove mass from a bell by notations tuning, it lowers the pitch? The pitch of a bell is from the Cornell related not only to its mass but its rigidity, and the Chimes thinning of the bell’s shape with tuning makes the tuning bell less rigid, and therefore it has a lower pitch. project. This page I could go on with the fun bell facts we learned! for the low C hour bell. Did you know that the perceived pitch of a bell is Meeks, not determined by the primary strike tone as Watson & much as the overtones at an octave, twelfth, and Co., upper octave above the strike tone? Did you Georgetown, know that to tune the “tierce” mode, at a minor OH completed the 1998-99 third above the strike tone, you remove material refurbishment. from the bell’s rim, while to tune the “quint,” which is a perfect fifth above the strike tone, you remove material from the bell’s waist? Even more striking was examining the sound profiles of our bells before and after tuning. The next time a visitor asks, “Is there really a big difference in the sound of the bells from before the renovation to now?” I’ll show them the diagrams – before tuning, with the partials radically different from where they should be, and after tuning, with all of the partials nearly perfectly lined up along the axis where they should be. The improvement is incredible! Not only was this lecture a great experience for the Chimesmasters to learn more about our instrument and how it works, but we also made a connection with a fascinating and friendly faculty member in an informal setting. And, as college students, any opportunity for eating pizza is appreciated! Tuning charts from the Cornell Chimes and McGraw Tower Refurbishment 1998-99. “I’ll take Colleges for $400 Alex.” This is The clue: “To play the chimes in this Ithaca university’s McGraw Tower, one must be able to read music and climb 161 steps.” Jeopardy!The answer: “What is Cornell?” Thanks to Esther Koblenz ’72 for sharing this Chimes fact with us from the 2/10/03 episode of Jeopardy! 2 TheCornellChimes FarAboveCayuga’sWaters IntroducingthenewestcompactdiskintheCornell Chimescollectionandthefirstfull-lengthrecording sincethebellsweretunedin1999.Featuring Cornellsongs,classicalfavorites,Chimesmaster originalcompositions,andmore! AvailablebeginningMay27attheCornellStoreand bymailorderat1-800-624-4080. Foradditionalinformation,visit: www.chimes.cornell.edu. 3 ...Alumni Notes Richard (Dick) Lee ‘41 reports challenging pieces and methods, were delighted to run into Judy that he spends most of his time search for bells to ring in their Ogden ’71, 75, ‘77 in the practice composing music for travels and always love having room of the tower one day. Judy “Transparency in Song Volume visitors at the top! We enjoy it made a quick trip back to 3, More Inspirational Solos” but we also miss the chimes.” campus in early April for a which is expected to be released When she’s not ringing bells, wedding, but we’re glad she at in two years. Dick and his wife Grace is freelancing for the least had time for a little Laurie, produced a double CD Washington Post. She recently practicing! Chimesmasters and of Dick’s original compositions had a beautifully written article compets also welcomed John called “Transparency In Song published about the Arlington Hoare ’56, ‘57 and Charles Volumes l & 2, 24 Inspirational Symphony! (Chuck) Swanson ‘49 who both Solos,” and accompanying sheet visited the tower in April music of the same name two On another bell-related note, accompanied by their years ago. They produce music Bob Feldman ’66, ‘75 has been grandchildren. under Dick’s own record label doing quite a bit of traveling for and publishing company: his work, which recently took During April we also saw “ForeverEndeavor”. Visit him to Naperville, IL. While former compet Leaf Turner ‘63. www.TransparencyInSong.com to there, Bob met the Millennium Leaf and his wife Ruby joined us hear some of the solos, learn Carillon carillonneur, Wiley for the Chimesmaster Reunion more about the music or obtain Crawford, and got to go up in in 2001. This time Leaf and his information on ordering the the tower for the 6:00-6:30 daughter Rima, a high school double CD or songbook. Dick concert. “They have 72 bells! It junior, made the trip to Ithaca to would love to hear from fellow was nice to go out to dinner visit Cornell, and of course, Chimesmasters, please give him afterwards, where we discussed while they were here, made the a call at (202) 244-7669! (of course) carillons and chimes. climb for a Chimes concert! Wiley is VP of the GCNA, and Grace Jean ‘00 writes, “Allegra he is currently lobbying various Speaking of compets, Thomas Schafer ‘99 and I have been folks in NYC to try to get a Singman’s ‘59 daughter-in-law learning how to ring bells carillon as part of the new World was one of our compets this Quasimodo-style with the Trade Center design. If anyone spring. His daughter-in-law is Washington Ringing Society has NYC contacts and wants to actually a law student, and will (WRS) since late January. (Yes, help Wiley, his e-mail address is: be graduating soon, so she is not ropes!) While it’s nothing like [email protected].” On eligible to compete. But she the chimes, it has its own set of another trip, Bob passed really wanted to learn how to challenges, and we’re happy to through Ithaca during Cornell play, so we allowed her to be striking some bells. The WRS Spring Break in March. During participate in the first four rings at the National Cathedral what is typically a quiet week weeks of practicing since she is tower and at the Old Post Office on campus, it was delightful to was so excited to be a part of the building tower in downtown hear his Chimes duets with Lisa Chimes. Washington, DC. Both towers Ngai ‘05! Maybe his work have a set of 10 bells, and the travels will take him near the Finally, a great THANK YOU ringers themselves are a bunch GCNA Congress in Kentucky goes out to Lauren Marino ‘02 of terrific bell enthusiasts, who this June? who has made several trips to are very similar to the Ithaca this winter and spring to Chimesmasters- passionate April showers bring visits from go through the University about what they do, thrive on Alumni Chimesmasters! We Archives looking for Chimes 4 and tower related items for the A Word from the Chimes Advisory Council Co-Chairs 6th floor museum. In October 2002 a valve on the 7th floor Greetings from the Chimes Advisory Council! We hope that failed, causing a flood of water you are enjoying the change of seasons as spring turns into on the 6th and 7th floors, and summer (or as winter changes to spring in some parts of the irreparable damage to the country)! The bluebonnets and other wildflowers have been museum displays. With Lauren in full bloom along the Texas highways this year, signaling and the Chimesmasters’ help, the full arrival of spring and steamy temperatures ahead. we hope to have a temporary display in place for Is this your reunion year? If yes, please join us for an Commencement and Reunion of informal meeting on Saturday, June 7th, 2003 from 3:30 to 5:00 this year. In the future, we’ll pm in 163 Day Hall. Specific information regarding the look to mounting a more meeting agenda will be posted at the tower entrance. If you permanent display in that area. are not currently serving on the Advisory Council we welcome your input and invite you to attend this meeting. The most pressing issues under discussion revolve around Stay connected with providing recording equipment for the chimesmasters as well alumni throughout the as enhancing the visitor experience through the museums on year...by joining the chimes the 1st and 6th floors. alumni email list-serve! If you are unable to attend the meeting Saturday afternoon, A list-serve is basically just a we hope that you still plan to attend (and play!) the Chimes “list” of people’s email addresses (in this case concerts during reunion weekend (see the last page of this chimesmasters’ email newsletter for the complete Reunion schedule). Remember - addresses). When a message “once a chimesmaster, always a chimesmaster”! And don’t is sent to the address of the forget to try out the “new” practice stand on the third floor if listserve (chimes-alum-l you have not done so since the renovation was completed in @cornell.edu), the message is 1999.
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