Some flat sounding bells

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Re: Some flat sounding bells

Post by nickrink » Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:09 am

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NathanFromEngland wrote:This General Signals Type 1 is having a hard time sounding, while the other GS type 1 seems to be working fine.
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.
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.
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Re: Some flat sounding bells

Post by nickrink » Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:15 am

Flat sounding bell at 10:03. :Grin:
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Re: Some flat sounding bells

Post by TommyBNSF » Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:37 am

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 It's since been replaced by a GS Type 2.
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Re: Some flat sounding bells

Post by NathanFromEngland » Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:34 am

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 It's since been replaced by a GS Type 2.
Another cowbell! :Tongue2:
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Re: Some flat sounding bells

Post by freebrickproductions » Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:08 am

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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Re: Some flat sounding bells

Post by NathanFromEngland » Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:18 pm

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!
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Re: Some flat sounding bells

Post by freebrickproductions » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:11 am

NathanFromEngland wrote:This General Signals Type 1 is having a hard time sounding, while the other GS type 1 seems to be working fine.
A few other videos of the Type 1s at this crossing messing up, probably due to fog or humidity:





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Re: Some flat sounding bells

Post by ToledoRailfan » Sat Mar 10, 2018 2:09 am

freebrickproductions wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:This General Signals Type 1 is having a hard time sounding, while the other GS type 1 seems to be working fine.
A few other videos of the Type 1s at this crossing messing up, probably due to fog or humidity:
The bell sounded normal when I was there two and a half years ago.

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Re: Some flat sounding bells

Post by freebrickproductions » Sat Mar 10, 2018 2:55 am

ToledoRailfan wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:This General Signals Type 1 is having a hard time sounding, while the other GS type 1 seems to be working fine.
A few other videos of the Type 1s at this crossing messing up, probably due to fog or humidity:
The bell sounded normal when I was there two and a half years ago.

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:

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Re: Some flat sounding bells

Post by freebrickproductions » Sat Mar 10, 2018 3:03 am

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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