Sitting here listening to the soft sounds of “Quiet Observer” but Andreas Vollenweider contemplating what to show and tell for my first time. This beautiful soft sound helped me decide ... This set of Deagan Chimes was given to my grandparents for a wedding gift back in 1913; it is the very set that was used in my paternal great grandfather’s private care in the Grand Trunk Railroad.
Deagan chimes were used in those days to sound to the passengers meal time had arrived, and all through my childhood these chimes hung in the small hallway between the kitchen and dinning room at my grandparents place and they were rung during Sunday and special occasion meals.
Deagan chimes have quite the history some being with NBC (radio) and the not so well known “fourth note”. This "fourth note" was sounded to alert staff that they were to call in to their station. It was also used as an alert of a big happening and a call-out to the staff for events such as the Hindenburg disaster the Munich crisis and Pearl Harbor.
My set is still rung by myself for my personal little events, and for my personal pleasure ... just whenever the fancy stricks me. The sound of it makes me smile.
To learn more about Deagan Chimes you may search Google for a plethora of information.
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