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TimK2003

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Original Password Question:
« on: March 17, 2022, 02:37:10 PM »
One sound effect that always piqued my curiosity was the "winning bell" that would rapidly ring when a team reached 25 points, then near the end would "slow down" to a stop.

I had a theory:  Was this bell manually operated by turning a crank for a wheel that had evenly-spaced hammers/clappers that would ring the bell as they passed by...then the operator would let go of the crank and the wheel and dings would slow to a dead stop?

Can anyone confirm or deny this particular bell set-up?  With all the other electronic buzzers and bells they used, I was surprised that they would use such an "archaic" contraption, but that sure sounds like it.

knagl

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Re: Original Password Question:
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2022, 06:23:17 PM »
I mean, I guess they could have, but honestly I always just figured it was a person with a traditional doorbell button just pressing it rapidly then slowing down on the last few dings.

Adam Nedeff

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Re: Original Password Question:
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2022, 06:31:59 PM »
Never occurred to me to ask but I thought it was a dinner chime (tiny xylophone).

knagl

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Re: Original Password Question:
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2022, 01:04:16 AM »
Never occurred to me to ask but I thought it was a dinner chime (tiny xylophone).

I feel like that would be too prone to misfires (missing the chime with the mallet), but I guess anything's possible.

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Re: Original Password Question:
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2022, 04:50:07 AM »
Maybe the mechanism was motorized and started to slow down when power was cut off to the motor?

chrisholland03

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Re: Original Password Question:
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2022, 09:13:06 AM »
That was my assumption as well

Jimmy Owen

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Re: Original Password Question:
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2022, 10:16:31 AM »
I was hoping the guy with the xylophone on Number Please moved to Password.
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Mr. Matté

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Re: Original Password Question:
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2022, 12:11:48 PM »


How about the lightning round time's up sound later on in the 60s run? It basically sounds like some guy smacking a bunch of different percussions.

mmb5

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Re: Original Password Question:
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2022, 06:48:06 PM »
I was hoping the guy with the xylophone on Number Please moved to Password.
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NickintheATL

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Re: Original Password Question:
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2022, 02:09:29 PM »
Side note/observation: They had a different bell when they were in Hollywood. Distinctly different.

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Re: Original Password Question:
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2022, 04:02:54 PM »
How about the lightning round time's up sound later on in the 60s run? It basically sounds like some guy smacking a bunch of different percussions.

As a percussionist, that sounds like someone swinging the clapper around in a dinner bell.
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