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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>My vote for the best 10s must go to St Luke's, Chelsea =
and St=20
Mary Abbots, Kensington. Surely no ringer would disagree with this? Such me=
lody=20
and sweetness of tone has never been surpassed. These gems must have been t=
uned=20
with the finest tuning forks ever made. The bells of York Minster sound lik=
e tin=20
canes when placed against such delights.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>A runner up to the above might be Imperial=20
College.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Alan Taylor</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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m:</B>=20
<A title=3Dmike@m...=20
href=3D"mailto:mike@m...>">Mike Chester=20
<mike@m...></A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 29, 2003 =
4:35=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Re: Usi=
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tuning forks.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>--- In <A=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups=
.com</A>,=20
Simon Farrar <<A href=3D"mailto:simon@m">simon@m</A>...>=20
<BR>wrote:<BR>> I'm currently doing my own research into the best tens=
. I=20
took a <BR>peal band<BR>> to Loughborough Parish last year, and have g=
ot=20
both Abergavenny and <BR>Inverary<BR>> for peals this year.=20
:-)<BR><BR>Inverary, IMHO, show the importance of the tower and the speed=
of=20
<BR>ringing to the perceived quality of a ring. Inverary is a stone=
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<BR>clad, concrete tower, (I think!), and was quite "echoey" inside when =
<BR>I=20
rang there on 3 separate occasions in the 80s. <BR><BR>Though never=
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anything other than a good ring, I felt that they were <BR>better rung sl=
owly,=20
approaching 4hrs peal speed, as they became more <BR>distinct at this=20
speed. My perception was that rung a little quicker <BR>than this t=
he=20
back bells had sounded again before the overtones of <BR>the previous cha=
nge=20
had died away. This led to a slightly mushy sound.<BR><BR>Anyway, researc=
hing=20
the best 10s is easy. Researching the worst 10s <BR>needs much more=
=20
dedication!<BR>;-)<BR><BR>Mike<BR><BR></TT><BR><BR><TT>This=20
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