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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Which makes one think (the bells, not the climate or th=
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Shag). Bill H says that he liked the old Trafalgar Square 12 as=
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casual visitor but possibly not as one who had to ring on them every week.&=
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Most of us would probably agree with that ! Let's face it, the =
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reason why they went is because it was essential to have a new frame and al=
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fittings and not enough homework was done on the possibilities of the =
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which had already received rather 'basic' treatment by Mears in the=20
1920's. I heard them in the foundry after the more=20
recent tuning and was amazed at the result achieved: real skill=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Re Bill's thing on German: try Alan Blair in Julich, Ge=
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(RW will have his address).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 21 August 2002 09:37</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] 19t=
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century bells</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>> The amazing thing about Swan is that these are=20
the<BR>> very bells which were alienated from their original<BR>> a=
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historic home amongst other reasons that they<BR>> were a poor example=
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their founder's (Rudhall's)<BR>> work and that tuning would produce no=
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significant<BR>> improvement !<BR>> <BR><BR>Yes, funny, that. =
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Still, Westminster's loss is<BR>Perth's very significant gain. I=20
wouldn't like to<BR>draw comparisons between the two rings, but I=20
know<BR>which I prefer. Though perhaps that also has<BR>something t=
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