Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Gerberding Hall Bell Tower, University of Washington
Place | Seattle, University of Washington Gerberding Hall Bell Tower |
State | Washington |
Country | United States of America |
Dove tower ID | 16423 |
Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 6–0–6 in BSee below 47 (carillon), bourdon 13½ cwt in GSee below |
Frames | 1See below |
Latitude & longitude | 47.65539, -122.30904View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 47.65679, -122.31187 View on Google MapEdit details |
Postcode | 98195 |
Ownership | Private ownership |
URLs | http://www.depts.washington.edu/uwcbells/ https://www.nagcr.org/towers-and-bands/seattle |
Affiliation | North American Guild |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 8, tenor 6–0–6 in B : The Gordon Stuart Peek Foundation Memorial Bells
Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 6–0–6 (678 lb or 308 kg) in B (992.0 Hz) |
Practices | Mon 19:00 & Fri 19:00 |
Peals | View 4 peals in the Felstead Database |
Also | Simulator |
Additional information | Dutch bells Also has a carillon (47 bells); bass bell is circa 1530 lbs in G. Located in Kane Hall, University of Washington |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2–0–9 | 1983.0 | B | 20.00″ | 2007 | Eijsbouts | F | N | FC | ||
2 | 2–0–17 | 1868.0 | A♯ | 20.63″ | 2007 | Eijsbouts | F | N | FC | ||
3 | 2–1–0 | 1666.0 | G♯ | 21.50″ | 2007 | Eijsbouts | F | N | FC | ||
4 | 2–1–25 | 1482.0 | F♯ | 22.50″ | 2007 | Eijsbouts | F | N | FC | ||
5 | 2–3–10 | 1323.0 | E | 24.13″ | 2007 | Eijsbouts | F | N | FC | ||
6 | 3–1–26 | 1248.0 | D♯ | 25.75″ | 2007 | Eijsbouts | F | N | FC | ||
7 | 4–1–2 | 1111.0 | C♯ | 27.88″ | 2007 | Eijsbouts | F | N | FC | ||
8 | 6–0–6 | 992.0 | B | 31.38″ | 2007 | Eijsbouts | F | N | FC |
47 bell carillon, bourdon 13½ cwt in G
Bells | 47 (carillon)Edit details |
Bourdon | 13½ cwt (~1510 lb or ~690 kg) in G |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bass | 13½ cwt | G |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 of 8 | 2008 | Steel | Eayre & Smith | 8.1.E.d | 8.Radial |
Update log
22/04/2024 | Carillon added [World Carillon Federation. See also (Carl Scott Zimmerman): http://www.towerbells.org/] |
01/02/2020 | 1-8: turning added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
30/11/2019 | fr1: material,truss added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |