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| has gloss | eng: Sather Tower Carillon is a carillon at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Background It originated as a twelve bell chime, cast in 1915 by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough, England. The original bells were a gift of Jane K. Sather, who also gave the university the Sather Tower (in which the bells were housed), Sather Gate (named for her husband Peder Sather), and endowed chairs in History and Classics. The original bells were installed in 1917 and played for the first time on November 3, 1917. The delay between the founding and the installation of the bells was caused by World War II, as well as the US Customs Service in San Francisco. It was soon discovered that these twelve bells were insufficient to play many popular tunes, including the national anthem. During the following decades there were a number of discussions about enlarging the instrument, but nothing came of this need. |
| lexicalization | eng: Berkeley Carillon |
| instance of | (noun) playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower bell ringing, carillon playing, carillon |
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