Those bells have been having problems for a long time now. The person who filmed this told me that they might be replacing the bells soon. The moisture in the air is part of the problem, but when the signals are on for a long time at this crossing, the tone of the bell will go down. I think it is time for them to replace the bells.freebrickproductions wrote:Sounds like the GS Type 1 is being affected by the moisture in the air there, given the fog at that crossing at the time.NathanFromEngland wrote:This General Signals Type 1 is having a hard time sounding, while the other GS type 1 seems to be working fine.
Some flat sounding bells
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Flat sounding bell at 10:03.
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This is one of the strangest sounding bells I've heard in person. It's since been replaced by a GS Type 2.
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Another cowbell!TommyBNSF wrote:This is one of the strangest sounding bells I've heard in person. It's since been replaced by a GS Type 2.
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I almost wonder if some of these "cowbell" sounding bells are due to the gong not having been rotated, and so the hammer struck it until it cracked...
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Here's a extremely flat WCH E-Bell.
Fun Fact! I watched this video back in 2007 or 2008! Back then i was only 5-6!
Fun Fact! I watched this video back in 2007 or 2008! Back then i was only 5-6!
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A few other videos of the Type 1s at this crossing messing up, probably due to fog or humidity:NathanFromEngland wrote:This General Signals Type 1 is having a hard time sounding, while the other GS type 1 seems to be working fine.
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The bell sounded normal when I was there two and a half years ago.freebrickproductions wrote:A few other videos of the Type 1s at this crossing messing up, probably due to fog or humidity:NathanFromEngland wrote:This General Signals Type 1 is having a hard time sounding, while the other GS type 1 seems to be working fine.
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I think it has to do with the humidity in the air at the time. Newer videos of the crossing show the bells working fine again:ToledoRailfan wrote:The bell sounded normal when I was there two and a half years ago.freebrickproductions wrote:A few other videos of the Type 1s at this crossing messing up, probably due to fog or humidity:NathanFromEngland wrote:This General Signals Type 1 is having a hard time sounding, while the other GS type 1 seems to be working fine.
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Also, I've noticed that GS Type 1s that sound like this only ever seem to crop up in Michigan. I kind of wonder why....
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