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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Re Bill Hibbert's recent mail about Castlemorton:</FONT=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Bill's paraphrasing of my words incorrectly conveyed wh=
at I=20
said about L&J's tuning at Castlemorton. I wasn't being compliment=
ary=20
about the L&J tuning (or about the tuning of the Rudhall bells, either)=
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Both L&J and Rudhall were equally wayward. Indeed, it's proba=
bly=20
just as well the L&J bells weren't correct, otherwise the ring&nbs=
p;may=20
have sounded worse.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The tuning figures are in cents. The tenor's nominal wa=
s 871hz=20
(A-18). </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>L&J may have contributed to the=20
waywardness of the Rudhall bells, as HMA record that the 3rd had =
been=20
heavily 'lipped' and the 5th had been lightly edged. The 2nd was=20
untouched.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I haven't the newly-tuned figures for Castlemorton, but=
Andrew=20
Higson tells me he is very pleased with the improvement he has=20
made to the back three bells in particular. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Perhaps Bill has further L&J tuning data on which=20
to give us an impression about L&J's tuning in general.=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Castlemorton may have sounded odd, but probably no=
t quite=20
as odd as a ring of 6 near me. Toddington, Glos, had a complete ring of 5 b=
y=20
Thomas Rudhall, dated 1773, until 1909, when Taylors merely added a new tre=
ble=20
in a new upper frame. This bell must be Harmonically-tuned, because it=
and=20
the Rudhall-tuned back 5 do not mix. I have never stayed long enough t=
here=20
to find out! It takes a long time to get even partially used to this =
ring.=20
It is very hard on the ears, particularly if one is lucky enough to&nb=
sp;be=20
used to some of Taylors' finest offerings. Have you any tonal ana=
lyses=20
of these bells, David (Bagley)?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I came across a delightful phrase the other day: 'Life =
is too=20
short to drink poor wine'. This could apply equally=20
well to ringing poor bells.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Chris Povey</FONT></DIV>
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