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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>David, you are too modest :-) =
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quite a good photo </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:david@b..."=20
title=3Ddavid@b...>David Bryant</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 24, 2003 12:3=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Spu=
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Dove "exact" tenor weights</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>"Assuming a bell of usual thickness and profile, aroun=
d 17=BD=20
cwt, but I<BR>could be more certain if you could tell us who cast it (ass=
uming=20
I<BR>have comparative details of other bells by that founder, to=20
calculate<BR>the likely thickness constant). It's certainly not going to=
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be<BR>anything like 19-3-14; it would take a Grimthorpe bell or a=20
long-<BR>waisted, thick medieaval bell to be that weight at 46=BD inches =
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E."<BR><BR>It's by John Pennington (of Exeter ?), 1626. I attach a (not v=
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good!)<BR>photo - as you will see, it's quite short waisted. It's also=20
a<BR>nasty-sounding old bucket, but that's beside the=20
point!<BR><BR>David<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></TT><BR><BR><TT>This=20
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