Cygwin 'bell' not working

[Mark Blackburn]

Jerry D. Hedden wrote:

>The following command is supposed to sound a 'bell', but does not
>produce any sound output on my machine:
>
>echo -e '\a'
>
>If I output a ^G using Window's echo command, I do get a beep.
>
>I am not using X-Windows.  I am using Windows 'command prompt' window
>running bash.
>
>Does Cygwin lack the ability to sound the computer's bell?  If not,
>what do I need to change to fix this?
>
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