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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>looking at Jenning's hsitory of the foundr=
y, it=20
says that Simpson wrote so Taylors in 1894 about the tuning of Chichester=20
Cathedral hour bells, and as a result was invited to visit the foundry. The=
book=20
implies, although it doesn't say specifically, that Simpson visited during =
this=20
year - in any case it wasn't earlier. This really goes to prove what B=
ill=20
has suggested as a result of his analyses of early 1890s Taylor rings,=
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namely that Taylor's were in advance of Simpson. There is a whole chapter o=
n the=20
matter in Jennings's book (Master of my art) and this makes fascinating rea=
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- I must re-read it again more carefully...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I fully agree with Bill that 'true-harmoni=
c' is the=20
correct term, it's just that 'Simpson' has such general usage and it's diff=
icult=20
to get out of the habit of using it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bill's comments on the fact that Taylor be=
lls got=20
musically better in the early decades of the 20th century highlights the po=
int=20
that those bells with the most accurate tuning are not necessarily the best=
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sounding. Personally I don't think there is anything to beat Beverley Minst=
er=20
(1896 and 1901), and I prefer the Mark I Taylor profile bells cast bef=
ore=20
1925 when they changed the profile slightly - the mark II bells are=20
characterised by more rounded shoulders and more steeply sloped crowns=
. The=20
latter are probably more accurately tuned, but do they sound better? I thin=
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not, although many are just as good.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>David</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>