Work on the Flight 93 Tower of Voices wind chime is very slow, with only eight of the forty chimes currently installed and nearly a year after its dedication.
National Parks Service spokeswoman Sally Mayberry told Stephen Huba of the Tribune-Review,“while the timeline is longer than anticipated, we are committed to providing a chime system that appropriately honors each of the passengers and crew members and will stand the test of time.”
Eight prototype chimes were installed for last year’s dedication; but their performance was deemed substandard and work continues on the complex project.
The 40 chimes, one for each voice silenced aboard Flight 93 in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, range from 5 feet high to 10 feet high and will be housed in a 93-foot tower where the wind will play 40 voices.
No completion date has been decided upon. It is hoped that the chimes will be ready by this year’s 9/11 commemoration, but that is uncertain.
