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Thank you! Glad you liked the decorations, too. I’m a big fan of vintage/antique Christmas. By the way, I think I have an arrangement of “On Jordan’s Bank” that I could record as a short. I’ll try…just very busy right now, plus I have a request for “Jingle Bells” that I promised months ago, so trying to get that in as well!

@rickruggiero7128 yeah I can tell. On Jordan's bank, in a short, would be perfect. How long is taking u to do jingle bells?

Ha! Maybe next year!

@rickruggiero7128 noooooooooooooo, I wanted this year nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

@rickruggiero7128 then what's wrong with on Jordan's bank?

I don’t think I can do that, as it would put me in direct competition with Schulmerich, which still makes carillons using samples of these same rod sounds.

Oh.... I thought they switched to digital samples? Prefer this system over digital samples. Even though they sound only vaguely like church bells the harmonic content is wonderful!! I Would you bell wiling to record it for personal use? I was also going to use them as clock chimes k@@rickruggiero7128

Wow, what a nice thing to say. It’s funny how thankfulness works. I make these recordings because I myself feel so thankful that I have this instrument. I am always delighted when someone else enjoys hearing it.

​@@rickruggiero7128 😊😊😊

Thank you! I hope yours was happy as well!

@rickruggiero7128 it was. What did u do?

I spent the day with family.

@rickruggiero7128 NICE! My ant aunt and uncle came up and we spent the day with them!!!!

You’re welcome. I’m still working on the piece, it has some tricky spots and it’s just not quite holding together yet. It’s a Christmas-related tune so I hope to have it ready before too much longer.

@rickruggiero7128 k, take ur time.

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! I do have written-out (i.e. hand-scrawled) versions of everything I record. If you want it, I could email it to you if you message me via Bandcamp. I can’t promise it would be very readable, lol!

Sorry you didn’t like it. I do my best.

Sorry I’ve been out of touch lately. I am working on a very big piece, which is coming along slowly. I also have an outstanding request or two…but I will try to get to this tune if I can. Nice choice right before Thanksgiving!

@rickruggiero7128 ok.

I suspect that would be copyrighted - so can’t use it.

@rickruggiero7128 yeah, ur right, but how bout standing in the promises?

I’m glad you liked these videos! I need to edit the H-C-Q video because a former Schulmerich employee pointed out that those particular rods were not in fact bronze (although the literature at the time implied they were). They were actually steel! The Flemish rods are bronze, and no doubt the various clock-type rods were the starting point for Schulmerich and the other companies. I have intended to make videos about both the English and Minor Tierce bells, but have not done so in part because I have been unable to piece together much information about their development. I think English Bells were originally cylindrical rods with tuning weights (like the Flemish) but I am not certain. From sometime in the 1950’s onward, they became a flat strip of brass, clamped at one end, and hanging horizontally. Minor Tierce rods look very much like the H-C-Q, but the notches, tuning weights, and strike points are at different locations. Someday I will get my act together and make those remaining videos! (BTW, I don’t have Celestial Harp; the carillon this console originally controlled had them. I have never seen them, but from hearing them I suspect they might be tines of some sort. They have a timbre much more like a music box or a Rhodes piano than any of the other bell types.)

Yes, I have close to 30 mechanical clocks. Nothing terribly valuable, but I enjoy them! They keep me busy with cleaning, oiling - and winding!😂

@ can i hear it play Westminster?

Sorry, I can’t - it is still protected under copyright.

@rickruggiero7128 nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

@rickruggiero7128 how bout god of our fathers?

Thank you!

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Nothing yet on The Valkyries. Meanwhile, glad you are enjoying the shorts like this one! I am also midway through writing a very involved adaptation that I hope to post ahead of the holidays.

You are correct about the pedals. I’m still looking for an octave of tone generators because I am missing the lowest pedal octave for some of the bell voices. If I ever find that octave, there will be more variety available for those pedal notes.

You’re most welcome.

Just posted it…

@@rickruggiero7128 I don't see it

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching. Nice to hear from a fellow vintage gear enthusiast!

You’re very welcome!

Thanks for watching - and taking the time to comment!

I’m honored! If you message me through Bandcamp I might be able to email you a file.

Thanks i will try

You’re welcome!

It might not be for a while. My main amp blew up the other day. I have not been able to find the issue so far. The arrangement is ready to go…

@@rickruggiero7128 how did it blow up?

Probably a failed capacitor, though I replaced them just a few years ago. Anyway, I turned on the carillon and was greeted by a very loud, nasty hum. I have temporarily patched in an old stereo receiver which will buy me some time, but I won’t have use of the English bells until the original amp can be repaired (they receive a special biasing voltage from the amplifier, and won’t work without it).

@rickruggiero7128 wow. Ya dont have to take the thing completely apart, right

The amp pulls out of the control cabinet, so the rest of the instrument stays intact. I have a substitute amp in there now. I just posted “For the Beauty of the Earth,” with a slightly different registration to make up for the missing English bells.

I’m always in the mood for Christmas, lol!

Hi Rob, I assume there are also toggle switches for the programs, and that they are “on.” If not, look for those. Also, there is a cam somewhere inside the timer that allows programs to be disabled on certain days of the week by removing screws. It should be located behind the “Day” window on the front panel. Either the clock could be set to a day on which programs are disabled, or perhaps somehow the actuator that tracks that cam could be stuck? Just a thought. The little switches which are engaged by the plastic rollers could be dirty and might need to be worked several times. Or, more seriously, there could be a bad relay. More serious problems could be a failed relay. If you message me through Bandcamp, we can exchange contact info and even talk. That might be easier! RichardJRuggiero.bandcamp.com Thanks for your kind words!

Are you wanting to hear those two bell types combined or one after the other?

Both

I will get to it - but the main amplifier, which is necessary for the English Bells to function - has failed. I have pulled the amp and am trying to diagnose the problem. Keep your fingers crossed! Meanwhile, I have swapped in a temporary substitute amp so I will keep posting music - just no English Bells for a while.

I have my English Bells back - so I’ll work on your request now!

Thank you very much!

The Novabell has a different set of bell voices than my (much older) carillon, so I can’t duplicate the sound. Sorry!

Its okay

That’s a great tune suggestion! I will put it in my queue!

@@rickruggiero7128 yaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy

You also requested PRESCOTT, which I had to look up, but found. Which of the two would you prefer?

@rickruggiero7128 o my darling clementine

Thank you very much. Glad you liked it!

Another good suggestion! I will plan to do that one in Advent as it is often used with “On Jordan’s Bank.”

@@rickruggiero7128 OK, what is wrong with doing the tune MORNING HAS BROKEN

It’s here, under the tune name because Morning Has Broken is a copyrighted hymn text. BUNNESAN - Schulmerich Carillon ua-cam.com/video/ojIEpccin4A/v-deo.html

@rickruggiero7128 OK, how about PRESSCOT tune

@rickruggiero7128 OK, how about PRESSCOT tune

I try to change the angle from time to time. Of course, many times I don’t use any pedal, so in those cases I try to let the viewer forget they’re even there!🤣

Sorry, no progress on the Wagner. Glad you are enjoying the other recordings, though!

@@rickruggiero7128 ok thanks! Hope to get to hear that soon. God bless you and your carillon! -david

Thank you for your kind words. I too grew up a block away from a church which had English bells, played “live” by the organist. I recall hearing them on Sunday mornings and - most memorably - Christmas Eve. I like your image of music coming from the clouds!

The carillon is in my home studio in Queensbury, NY. If you’re ever in the area you would be welcome to visit.

You’re welcome!

Thanks!

I’m in Queensbury, NY.

@@rickruggiero7128 I have a friend of mine who is also a church organist and plays the carillon. Maybe if her travels 🧳 take her up to the NYC area, I'll have her message you so she can come up to Queensbury to play your carillon.

Just FYI - I am about 4 hours north of NYC. Just at the edge of the Adirondack Park.

Thank you - glad you enjoyed it! I really like the sound of these electromechanical carillons, too.

@@rickruggiero7128 Another thing I really admire is the mechanics of it, which make it so cool.

Absolutely. Every note is generated by struck metal. Every tone generator was handmade. In the Flemish set, each bell base has someone’s initials in pencil - I assume those of the tuner.