Harvard University has resorted to legal action to settle a dispute over a cracked church bell whose morning tolls were the bane of many a bleary-eyed freshman.
The Ivy League school is suing Chime Master Systems, accusing the Ohio company of installing a defective clapper that allegedly caused the almost 5,000-pound Harvard Yard bell to crack in 2011 and produce an "abnormally loud and noticeably harsh" sound when rung, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Boston on Monday.
Harvard wants Chime Master, which was hired in 2006 to maintain the bell and recommended a custom replacement clapper in 2011, to pay damages for alleged negligence and breach of warranty.
"As a result of Chime Master's improper work, Harvard has incurred costs in determining the cause of the crack in the Memorial Church bell and will incur great expense for its replacement," Harvard's complaint states.
Chime Master president Jeff Crook referred calls to his insurance company's attorney, who declined comment.
Cast in England, the Memorial Church bell was donated in 1932 by then-Harvard president A. Lawrence Lowell and installed as part of the church's dedication in honor of Harvard students who died in World War I.
A 24- to 30-inch crack in the bell was noticed a little more than two months after the clapper was installed, according to court documents. An electronic chime is now used and, like the bell, is rung at 8:40 a.m., and every hour on the hour from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
"Regarding repair or replacement, no final determination has been made about next steps," a Harvard official said yesterday.
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