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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a real problem with 2) - not that I=
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strongly agree in principle. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It's just that it's very difficult no=
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subjective - to like / dislike bells by particular founders, to believe in=
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true-harmonic tuning to the exclusion of all else, to have heard bells in a=
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out of the tower, to remember towers visited several years back, to be=20
consistent between impressions on successive visits etc. </FONT></DIV=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Chris Dalton does this very well - mostly =
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reservations about his strong dislike of a couple of founders) - and makes =
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clear why he likes or dislikes certain sounds. I don't have the=20
assurance in my opinions to attempt it, and in re-wprking my material I've=
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tended to delete any tonal comments I wrote in the past. Looking=
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back, I find much of the tonal comment in my site visit notes </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I think it's valid to have a particular in=
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e.g. historical evolution of the bells / installation - and to say so in an=
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introduction, so that those seeking other material - e.g. comments on tone =
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let down lightly. In 'Warwickshire' I'll probably include a short cha=
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on tone and tuning, but not comments in the parish/place entries.</FONT></D=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CP</FONT></DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:bill@h..." title=3Dbill@h...>Bill=20
Hibbert</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 10, 200=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Layout =
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information</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>Am I too late to respond to David's question? I've bee=
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away on a <BR>short holiday.<BR><BR>1) As regards layout, I agree with ot=
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subscriber's that Chris <BR>Dalton's Dorset books set the standard, I fin=
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them the easiest to <BR>use and also the best to look at of all the count=
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books on my <BR>bookshelf.<BR><BR>2) As regards content, as bells are mus=
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instruments I think one <BR>should always comment on their musical qualit=
y. I=20
don't mean tuning <BR>figures, these are rather dry and meaningless, I me=
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qualitative <BR>judgements on the pleasantness of otherwise of the sound =
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old-<BR>style but sweet sounding, rather out of tune especially bell x wh=
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<BR>is quite flat, etc. etc.). Very few writers include this information,=
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<BR>but after all isn't it what a bell is for?<BR><BR>Bill=20
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