Title :
Keith Donovan: The tintinnabulator [clock and bell tower automation]
Abstract :
Keith Donovan builds and installs electronics to automate clock and bell towers for Verdin Co. He works in Cincinnati and wherever else the company sends him building challenging, one-of-a-kind systems that are designed to make people feel good.
Keywords :
actuators; audio recording; bells; clocks; control engineering computing; electronic music; sensors; sound reproduction; Keith Donovan; The Verdin Co.; all-electronic carillon system; bell towers; clock tower; computer-controlled actuator; computer-controlled sensor; digital recording; industrial-grade speaker; musical instrument digital interface; singing tower classic; Actuators; Cities and towns; Clocks; Design engineering; Digital recording; Facsimile; Flash memory; Helium; Instruments; Poles and towers;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2005.1389512