Updates and new post

A few updates and a new post today, November 23, 2015:

The following pages have been updated:

About the Bells (lockouts and brackets on the chimestand - go to the bottom of the page)
When the Bells Will Be Rung (Call to Worship for 3 PM Christmas Eve service added)
Program of Tunes

A caption was added to the change ringing image in the post, "What is a Chime?" (below).

December 13, 2015, marked the 116th anniversary of the dedication of the Jefferies Chime.

Update to "Silencing the Bells"

Looking up inside "Peace," the number four bell.  The slice of a moped tire on the clapper is rotated  90° to silence the bell.  Note the flat spot on the clapper indicating the side that was originally used before it was turned around for additional use.  Also note the new spring (2014) which is stainless steel, replacing a spring that had rusted out.

So what do the "silencers" look like on a bell in the Jefferies Chime?  See above.  A picture is worth a thousand words - I'll say no more.