The Westinghouse "MT" Chime

Today we take a look at a fairly familiar sounding chime. I call this the "MT" chime because that is what the community generally calls it, though that is not officially what this is called. This chime can be found on late Westinghouse and early Schindler installs. Today, I will show you the chime itself and the few settings it has. Normally I wouldn't dedicate an entire video just to a chime, but this one is one of those more unique ones I wanted to share with you!
A few examples of this chime:
Low Pitch: • The St. Louis Zoo Elev...
"Regular" Pitch: • Schindler MT Hydraulic...
High Pitch: • Interesting Schindler ...
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[@westinghouse14]

YES I FINALLY GET TO SEE WHAT MY FAVORITE ELECTRONIC CHIME LOOKS LIKE (and now I know why the pitch varies on these.

[@alpaljl]

This was oddly satisfying!! I never knew that you could change the pitch, but it totally makes sense that you can. Man, I gotta get my hands on one of these.

[@CenTexElevators489]

Really interesting chime, and it's too bad these chimes aren't made like this anymore, since they're so versatile with both volume and pitch adjustment. What would also be really cool is if Schindler continued to use these chimes on all of their HT fixtures, as well as 321A, 330A, 400A, 500A, and 700A elevators, along with the 3300XL, 5500, 6400NA, and 7000 elevators.

[@officialSgtPepperArc360]

Wow, finally! I've been waiting forever to see the actual chime!

[@ElevatorsInternational]

I really like the sound of the chime! It’s a satisfying sound. Turning the pitch up or down, makes it sound funny, ha ha!

[@ethanthecoollightnessguy8284]

One thing I like about Westinghouse floor passing chimes? Is the sound of it sounds like the Microwave bell, which is the elevators with the Dinner Bell Chime.

[@stfplumbingelevatorsandmore]

Pretty neat! It’s also cool that it doesn’t require much to get it working.

[@baelevatorsmore728]

What’s weird is I filmed one Schindler MT with chimes that sound higher than even the standard Westinghouse chime could probably make. Maybe they used a different chime? Definitely worth looking into.

[@NationalElevator]

I wish I would've seen this video earlier. To much everybody's opinion, I actually like this chime. And as other people have stated here, I always thought the pitch had something to do with the voltage put into it, not that it was a variable option. That makes me wonder if the elevator's owner could have the pitch altered at the install as a customization option? Older Dover impulses and the "epco gong" also vary in different pitches. It makes me wonder if those work the same way with a potentiometer to adjust the tone. I also love how everyone agrees that F# is the "standard" pitch lol.

[@EWPA14]

For the longest time I thought the power fed to the speaker is what made the pitch vary so much. But I guess this is the real answer. Very satisfying.

[@cjelevators223]

At my local library, they have a Westinghouse "RT" modernized by Schindler. It uses this chime, and I've always wondered why it was so quiet.

[@TrainSounds]

Normal pitch will be at F or F#.

[@mallguy8970]

This is like a Christmas decoration!!! This was first made in 1989.

[@ethanthecoollightnessguy8284]

I do also love the Schindler MT chime, it is so super cool

[@Jdss22]

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[@geneseetrainselevators2448]

Very helpful as always! You are such a smart man Jason.

[@baelevatorsmore728]

Cool! I was wondering what those looked like. Lol maybe you could make a song out of it.

[@railfanningthesoutheast8318]

nice

[@ProspectElevators]

Technically "RT" chime really but if we ever find a Westinghouse MT, that be great

[@ECFE]

YES! YES! Thank you!!