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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The amazing thing about Swan is that these are the very=
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which were alienated from their original and historic home amongst other re=
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that they were a poor example of their founder's (Rudhall's) work and that=
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tuning would produce no significant improvement !</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=3Dmichael_wilby@y...=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 20 August 2002 09:31</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] 19t=
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century bells</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Swan are a fine ring. The back 12 bear a similarity to the=
ir=20
original familiar sound, however some judicous "butchery" on the tuning=20
machine has done them a world of good - especially the tenor. Doubtless t=
he=20
tower has something to do with it, although considering its internal=20
construction of glass and concrete I can't imagine it is of huge benefit.=
The=20
acoustics internally - and externally - are good: all sixteen can be hear=
ed in=20
changes. I suspect David was alluding to somewhere much closer to home...=
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MPAW --- George Dawson <GEORGE@D...>wrote:=20
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<TT>The Swan Tower??<BR>GAD<BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Dav=
id=20
Bryant" <djb122@y...><BR>To:=20
<bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com><BR>Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 4=
:40=20
PM<BR>Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] 19th century bells<BR><BR><BR>>=20
oakcroft13 wrote:<BR>><BR>> > I still maintain that, given a tow=
er=20
that doesn't sway, good internal<BR>> > and external acoustics, and=
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fittings in tip-top condition, you get a<BR>> > smashing ring whate=
ver=20
the tuning, within reason. I recently rang on<BR>> > a moderately h=
eavy=20
peal of eight, true-harmonic tuned to the n'th<BR>> > degree, which=
did=20
not possess these attributes, and to me they were a<BR>> > great=20
disappointment.<BR>><BR>> I could add that I think many people=20
(especially ringers!) greatly<BR>> underestimate the importance of tow=
er=20
accoustics. A moderate ring can<BR>> sound good in an accoustically=20
generous tower, but in an accoustically<BR>> poor tower they will soun=
d=20
poor. Even good bells will not sound as good<BR>> as they could if the=
y are=20
in an accoustically poor tower. For instance,<BR>> the bells at Towces=
ter=20
sound really super, but apparently at Todmorden<BR>> they sounded quit=
e=20
good but cold because the bellchamber was mostly<BR>> louvres so they=
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couldn't resonate. In being moved, they sound better,<BR>> and the rev=
erse=20
is true where a highly rated ring can be moved after<BR>> great troubl=
e has=20
been taken to save them and people ringing on them in<BR>> their new h=
ome=20
wonder what all the fuss was about. Yes, there is a very<BR>> good exa=
mple=20
of this.....<BR>><BR>> David<BR>><BR>><BR>> This message w=
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