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Thompson Chapel Bells

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Not to be confused with the automated [[Lasell Gym BellsGymnasium bells]] which ring on the hour and at fifteen-minute intervals, to the annoyance of some [[Morgan ]] residents and [[a cappella ]] groups trying to record in the chapel, the [[Thompson Chapel]] bell tower houses a chime (technically a few bells short of a carillon) which is rung three times daily (12:50, 4:00, 7:00) and on special occasions ([[Mountain Day]], etc.) by the student [[Guild of Carilloneurs]] ([http://www.williams.edu/Chaplain/guild.php Guild of Carilloneurs website]).
The ten bells are tuned in an Eb Major scale with an additional ninth and a flat seventh, to wit:
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