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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>With all this talk of pitch - and the quan=
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information already posted - isn't it time someone produced a list of heavy=
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bells in order of pitch, with weight as a secondary data element. It would =
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interesting and useful reading.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm not volunteering this time - but my he=
avy bells=20
list (on the Keltek site) - should give someone a helpful start</FONT></DIV=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Chris P</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=3Ddjb122@y... href=3D"mailto:djb122@y...">David Brya=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 12, 2002 1:33 P=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Con=
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frequencies to notes</DIV>
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<DIV><TT>> And while many people might say "But C sharp is the same as=
D=20
flat", clearly</TT></DIV>
<DIV><TT>> some rings of bells are described as one and not the other =
(e.g.=20
Cripplegate</TT></DIV>
<DIV><TT>> is D flat). There may be 12 pitches on a piano, but there a=
re 21=20
on a<BR>> violin.</TT></DIV>
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<DIV><TT>The trouble is that there is absolutely no consistency. Some rin=
gs=20
are described as one or the other, and some as one only. Db could indicat=
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nearer to D and C# nearer to C, but in practice as far as bells are conce=
rned=20
they seem to by used in a rather arbitrary manner.</TT></DIV>
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