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Article: WHERE THE BELL TOLLS ; Small group gathers at tower each week to practice an old musical tradition called change ringing
- Article from:
- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- November 22, 2007
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HINGHAM
'Student' Martha Ryan takes the end of the cold, coarse rope in
one hand and then draws a deep breath. With the other hand she
reaches a little higher and grips a soft, wooly covering that wraps
around the hemp..
Exhaling, she yanks down. The Hingham Memorial Bell Tower erupts
with the sound of a clanging bell.
For the next few minutes, Ryan is transfixed. Her arms rise with
the rope as the force of the swinging bell lifts it toward the
ceiling. Her hands move methodically to control the rope as it
wriggles back toward the floor.
After ringing her first bell last month, Ryan is hooked. She's
the newest member of a small group of Hingham residents that
practices one of the western ...