Tower Bells at the University of Washington

Change Ringing Tower Bells are featured on this podcast. The inaugural ceremony and ring took place on May 31, 2008. This is the only set of Changing Ringing Tower Bells on the West Coast of the United States. These new bells were installed at Gerberding Hall on the campus of the University of Washington through a donation by the Gordon Stuart Peek Foundation. The tower captain is Rebecca Woodgate, a Senior Oceanographer at UW.
This clip is part of a full episode that aired on SCAN TV in Seattle (Comcast channel 77 or Broadstripe [formerly Millennium] channel 23) on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 6:30 pm PST.

[@lindathrall5133]

I would love to ring a bell one time I love the sound of bells

[@DonPedroRegalado]

We need some down here in California! Sound so beautiful and very interesting, hopefully someday I can have the opportunity to ring one.

[@Steven_Rowe]

That is fantastic, it is so nice to see English change ringing spread across the world and also to realise that whilst its genisis may have been a call to worship it also can be used as a secular form of hobby and music. Bell ringers have been often seen as having a hump back like in the hunch back of Notre Dame. If only morepeople of a,l cultures could see what a great hobby it is and is good for the body and GREAT for the mind Also thatwas very good striking

[@elton1981]

I love this bells. Such a bright sound, english bells are much heavier and have a darker booming tone.

[@FrancescoBellringer]

Not Necessarily, bells can vary from a 1cwt tenor to an 82cwt tenor

[@wurlitzer3]

St. Andrews Cathedral in Honolulu has a set of 8 change ringing bells. I just did a little video of them after church today (11/9/08). It is posted here. It's a very nice set of redundant bells from England.

[@jdi0093113]

@MrUNIXman The rope is usually slightly longer. It doesnt effect the sound much because you have the whole tower to vibrate off. I love it when the tower starts to shake and wobble though.

[@usain_bolt6315]

3:45 Best Chime

[@mitch2400]

@1BODGER95 they were cast by Eijsbouts but the frame, fittings and the hanging was done by Taylors Eayre & Smith of Loughborough England

[@internationalartists]

You would need to contact the ringers there to find out for sure.

[@theseattlelife]

By the way.... practice is on Friday evenings between 8:30 & 9:00pm this summer. I can hear them on E Shelby Street (across the canal)

[@EShelby2127]

depts.washington.edu/uwcbells/Bellscalendar.html

[@robertwesex2533]

Lovely, Mates!!

[@trianamiamor]

hi every body. I loved the video. the bells soud great!!! How much I'd like a set of bells like these ones for my parish church!!!

[@adrianmontelara70]

Name of the first organ song? PLEASE!!

[@internationalartists]

Look at the credits at the end of the video, the song is listed there.

[@darrowby1972]

Those VIPs have better bell controll than some "experienced" ringers I have met! (sarc)

[@1BODGER95]

Striking of the grandsire is GREAT! =]

[@romeodonatomenchise]

Molto belle!

[@jasonburnet9181]

Very light bells

[@campanerosdelaltoojaezcara6761]

great !!

[@johnberry2574]

Campaneros del Alto Oja Ezcaray y comarca m

[@christophe707]

très jolie sonnerie!!! félicitations!!

[@audinos4827]

Very nice! There many be no other towers like this in the western US, but there are three not far from Seattle: one in Victoria (Anglican cathedral) and two in Vancouver (Holy Rosary Cathedral and Westminster Abbey, Mission - both Catholic).

[@engelbertschoormans]

WOW!

[@harryjmcandrew7926]

bells can be seen at 4:05 ;) rather then the massive intro

[@RESPECTME90]

I think anyone can go up there and ring the bell upon request and reservation, am I right?

[@bastardfingers]

Awww it's like baby bells.

[@rohnaldredramosph4516]

Yeah it's cutest thing I've ever seen

[@tutchang3766]

Hey wow

[@sebastientoffollo4242]

Great Video! The bells are fantastic! What's the name of the song played on the organ at the beginning of the video please? Much Thanks from the UK.

[@matthewking1647]

It's 'Wir danken dir gott' BWV 29, by J.s.Bach (There's an attribution in the final credits)

[@theseattlelife]

@ 4:15 is when the real action starts...

[@mauricelong4678]

This tower in 2021

[@abk2k3aaronkauflin83]

7:36 Santa clause move anyone?

[@tylerwalsh5345]

I’m Sad That NAN’s in Hospital

[@samuelwardell1233]

Aww there cute bells

[@sammorrow758]

apparently, you have big bells, but not good English skills

[@samuelwardell1233]

Sam Morrow the bells in the U.K. are bigger and there are more of them. And the true British skill of bell ringing still lies within the U.K.

[@irenec4876]

Samuy Wardell There are 6001 Towers in the United Kingdom & Ireland

[@christianszeman1446]

What magnificent bells they sound lovely 🔔 And I can tell they're in the major key of B B-C#/Db-D#/Eb-E-F#/Gb-G#/Ab-A#/Bb-B

[@robnfargo]

One million US dollars will cover that for your parish church, assuming you already have a suitable tower ready to go for the bells and structural work.

[@ValoricStarlight]

you can play the westminster and whittington chimes on these bells. t i m e t o g a t h e r t h e s q u a d

[@Campanaro41]

This video is my childwood...

[@tatsuhirosato9498]

Is videoing not allowed in RC at Gerberding Hall!? is this ONLY video on Seattle ring (only ring in western USA)?

[@RingerJake]

No. Trinity Church in New York has a nice peal of bells and so does Washington National Cathedral.

[@aeh5040]

Videoing is not prohibited. This is indeed the only full-circle ring in the USA West of Texas.

[@campanaro1475]

De Poli bellfoundry?

[@irenec4876]

Eijsbouts bellfoundry in Holland dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=Washington+&Submit=+Go+&DoveID=SEATTLE

[@Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo]

@@irenec4876 *the Netherlands. not Holland. Holland isnt a country.

[@samuelwardell1233]

The bells are TINY in America in England we have bigger church bells than that university in small churches!

[@viengsamphet]

Samuy Wardell and the most famous one is the big ben

[@samuelwardell1233]

Sam Sananikone Big Ben is a famous bell but isn’t a traditional English style church bell.

[@ringeradam4575]

Big Ben isn't a church bell. The most famous Church bell would probably be either Emmanuel (the tenor bell of Liverpool Cathedral), Great Paul (in St. Paul's Cathedral - Britain's largest church bell) or Great Peter (In York Minster - Britain's largest bell still rung by hand)

[@nikospodas6201]

the university of chicago has 10 bells quite light for a ring

[@alainmayayosanchez1800]

🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔

[@nikospodas6201]

THERE ARE 10 BELLS NOW

[@RingerJake]

As I keep saying, do a little research before commenting. There are eight bells.

[@aeh5040]

Nope, still an eight I'm afraid.

[@fredmills368]

Ringer Jake if hes going to state the obvious correctly LOL

[@ameliaviolet8691]

the striking was good but you need to improve a little you need to ring rounds not as long coz it is not boring to here york minster has a ring of 12 and they ring more change ring than rounds so its probly best to ring more change rinning then rounds

[@RingerJake]

You're not a bell ringer so stop dishing out orders as though you know what you're doing because you don't. I'd like to see you do all this first go with no mistakes. Go and bug other people.

[@annapowell6641]

+Ringer Jake stuck up moron why dont u just leave the kid alone

[@viengsamphet]

ALL OF YOU! STOP ARGUING and do not reply

[@aeh5040]

The difference is that this touch was the first blows ever on the ring of bells, and also the first time the band had ever rung together. Under these circumstances, allowing plenty of time for the rounds to settle is essential, and the band did a fantastic job.

[@fredmills368]

You dont now what your talking about harry mcandrew and Your a stuck up moron not jake

[@nikospodas6201]

whitechapel i beleive

[@irenec4876]

No, they’re Eijsbouts. Do your research Nikos. dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=Washington+&Submit=+Go+&DoveID=SEATTLE