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<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>> If you ask - I am sur=
e they=20
would. They did it to a medieval bell at Pinhoe I know but I seem to rememb=
er it=20
was quite flat topped > under the canons anyway. </FONT></FONT></D=
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<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>That was the photo I saw! =
Also,=20
from a photo of it being prepared for welding it seems like they had to cut=
away=20
quite a lot of the crown as there were a number of cracks, which I should t=
hink=20
would make a difference - they were practically re-making the=20
crown.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>> The bells which we ha=
ve had=20
welded (with canons) have come out very well although Mark will not allow t=
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bells to be hung from > canons if they have been re-welded on. The medie=
val=20
tenor at Upton Noble was broken (A large piece of the canons & shoulder=
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<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>> had broken off due to=
a CICS=20
crack) & some of the canons were missing. When it retured from Soundwel=
d the=20
canons were </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>> complete - he managed=
to make=20
up the missing canons & weld them into place. This bell is now hung fro=
m a=20
steel hoop type </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>> canon=20
retainer.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>Don't they make a mould fr=
om an=20
existing canon then get Whitechapel to cast replacements for the missing on=
es? I=20
seem to recall reading that somewhere. I think it was an E&S report on=
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Lydbury North, Shrops, where this had been done. David Potter rehung a=
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smallish bell for English Heritage (at Fountains Abbey mill) last year, and=
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Soundweld certainly did a very good job on that - the crown was in several=
=20
pieces and some of the canons were missing, and they replaced the missing c=
anons=20
and welded it all back together. The quality of their workmanship really is=
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excellent.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>David</DIV>
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