Jan. 28, 2012
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Workers were on-site before dawn on Saturday, Jan. 28, ouside of Old Main on Penn State's University Park campus, preparing for the installation of the renovated clocks in the clock tower.
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With the sky tinged pink just after sunriise, Brian Michaels of New Vibrations Audio and Video steadies one of the pairs of clock faces for the Old Main bell tower as they're lowered to the ground in preparation for installation in the tower. Michaels and his crew were on-site before dawn Saturday, Jan. 28, doing prep-work so they could get started on the installation as soon as they had daylight.
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Ben White, left, and Jeff Lockard of New Vibrations Audio and Video remove the painted plywood that had covered the holes for the clocks in the Old Main bell tower, in preparation for installation of the renovated clock faces.
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Kevin Stitzer positions the strap that will be used to lift the clock face up to the east-facing spot in the Old Main bell tower. Although the clocks all are virtually the same size, they have been custom-sized to fit each opening in the bell tower.
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A crane lifts the first of four renovated clock faces in preparation for installation into the Old Main bell tower. Unfortunately, the wind kicked up and the guide rope seen coming from the bottom of the clock face was not sufficient to keep it from spinning, so it was lowered to the ground so additional guide ropes could be attached.
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With four guide ropes attached to it, the east-side clock face is raised into position. While it didn't seem that windy on the ground on Saturday, Jan. 28, winds higher up were strong, requiring extra guidance to bring the clock face safely to the Old Main bell tower.
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Jeff Lockard of of New Vibrations Audio and Video successfully captures the first clock face by the east side of the Old Main bell tower. For more photos, click on the image above.
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Inside the Old Main bell tower, Mitch Ambill of New Vibrations Audio and Video secures one of the new clock faces into place. Once secured, all four clock faces will get their hands and be connected to a new automated system controlled remotely by the Office of Physical Plant to ensure all four faces display the correct time.
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By early afternoon on Saturday, Jan. 28, the east and north clock faces had been installed in the Old Main bell tower. Work will continue this weekend to secure the faces in place, install the clock hands and connect them to a new automated system controlled remotely by the Office of Physical Plant to ensure all four faces display the correct time.
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