Cook Carillon Tower
The 48 carillon bells are cast of bronze by the Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry and Tower-clock Makers of the Netherlands. The largest bell weighs around 3,000 pounds and the smallest at just 14 pounds with sizes ranging from 51.7 to 7.5 inches. The tower itself is made of brick and stone.
The carillon chimes at every quarter-hour throughout the day on a set computerized play system playing the Whittington chimes. The carillon also automatically plays the university's alma mater, "Hail to Thee, Grand Valley" after the noon chimes. However, the bells are also connected to a keyboard and playing chamber located in the middle of the tower, from which a carillonneur can play.
GVSU also has another carillon, the Beckering Family Carillon Tower, located on the Pew campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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References
- ^ "The Campuses - Allendale campus". Grand Valley State University. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
- ^ "Carillons". World Carillon Federation. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "Cook Carillon Tower - Building Legacies". Grand Valley State University. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "Cook Carillon Tower". GCNA. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "Beckering Family Carillon Tower - Building Legacies". Grand Valley State University. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
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