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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The Bourdon at Cobh (formerly Queenstown) was orig=
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hung for ringing on a straight rivetted stock - rehung dead by JT & Co =
c1950=20
and again when the carillon was augmented to 49 by the addition of the two=
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bottom semitones a few years ago by Eijsbouts.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Armagh carillon has always been completely fixed. =
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present moment it is being completely rebuilt by JT Bellfounders.</FONT></D=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Perth's 28-cwt 1506 bourdon to the otherwise G&J ca=
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is a full-circle swinger and is or has been rung on occasion. The gea=
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in reasonable order.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The only other carillon having a swinging bell is Aberd=
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where the bourdon bell is an electrically-slow-swung bell.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Of course there are a large number of chimes where the =
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bell is hung for ringing.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>DLC</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>Sent:</B> 09 December 2002 19:48</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Som=
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updates</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>Talking of ringable ones, I seem to recall that there =
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one or two Irish<BR>carillons with quite large bass bells allegedly hung =
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ringing. Does<BR>anyone know which these are and whether any of them are=
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actually ringable.<BR><BR>I'm told by one of Taylor's bellhangers that th=
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bass at Perth, Scotland, is<BR>hung for ringing but he reckoned the frame=
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flimsy and ringing it up<BR>might not be=20
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