Re: In re: Doorbell dilemma--music trivia

[Helen Winkler <winklerh...>]

Well you asked and I found it, the history of the NBC chimes (I still don't 
know anything about chimes but hey, hit me again).
http://home.flash.net/~billhar/chimes.htm
Helen


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OK, trivia fans:  What's the source of the old "NBC" signature chimes?

--rlc


>From: "Joshua Horowitz" <horowitz (at) styria(dot)com>


>Thanks for the answer Steve, only now I'm more confused than ever. Do the
>Westminster Abbey and Big Ben use similar chimes melodies? Could you notate
>the whole sequence of each (should only take you a minute) if they are
>different. Who made the original sequence and what does it express?
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