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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Re: recent mails on L&J bells:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Castlemorton, Worcs, have three L&J bells in the ri=
ng of=20
6: the treble, 4th and tenor. All were cast in 1896, the 4th and the t=
enor=20
being recastings and the treble to augment to 6. HMA undertook a tonal anal=
ysis=20
on their inspection to provide a price for a rehang of the ring on new fitt=
ings.=20
This has now happened (but by another contractor). I am sure HMA will not m=
ind=20
if the analysis figures are repeated, as, because of retuning, these old no=
tes=20
are now history. The notes of all the bells are given, to show how L&J=
=20
fitted in with the others.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT=20
size=3D2> =
&nb=
sp; =
&nb=
sp; =20
Nom =20
Quint =20
Tierce =20
Fund Hum</FONT></DI=
V>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Treble  =
; =20
L&J =20
1896 =20
+40 =20
+40 =
-4 &=
nbsp; =20
-129 -32</FONT></DI=
V>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>2 &nbs=
p;=20
=20
Rudhall 1695 &nbs=
p; -5 =20
+2 &nbs=
p;=20
-3 &nbs=
p;=20
=
=20
-157 +66</FONT></DI=
V>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>3 &nbs=
p;=20
=20
Rudhall 1695 &nbs=
p; +14 =20
=20
+15 =
+36 =20
=20
+79 =
-10 =20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>4</FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2> =
=20
L&J &n=
bsp; 1896 =20
+48 =20
+154 &n=
bsp;=20
+65 &nb=
sp;=20
+147 +56</FONT></DI=
V>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>5 &nbs=
p;=20
=20
Rudhall 1795 &nbs=
p; +31 =20
+108 &n=
bsp;=20
+25 &nb=
sp;=20
+5 &nbs=
p;=20
+80</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Tenor =
=20
L&J &n=
bsp; 1896 D=
atum =20
+62 =20
=20
+3 &=
nbsp; +83 =20
+9</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I'm not sure whether this shows that L&J were cleve=
r to=20
fit in fairly consistently with (in this case) the wayward Rudhall tun=
ing,=20
or that their tuning was just as wayward and that it was just lucky that it=
=20
seemed to reflect the Rudhall trend. I suspect it might have been the latte=
r. It=20
would be interesting to know how L&J's tuning of that=20
period compared with the other founders. I don't have the weights=
=20
before and after tuning, but David Bagley has at least the retuned weights.=
=20
I think there was a big reduction in weight.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>HMA noted in their report that although the treble had =
no=20
signs of tuning, the 4th and tenor exhibited light tuning on their soundbow=
s,=20
even though L&J prided themselves on being able to cast 'maiden' bells =
which=20
did not require any tuning. L&J probably retuned the 3rd and the 5=
th,=20
as the 3rd was heavily lipped and the 5th lightly edged. They may have retu=
ned=20
the Rudhall bells to fit in better with their bells.</FONT></DIV></BODY></H=
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