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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The canon-retaining headstocks at Woodton =
are the=20
old Whitechapel 'cantilever' type, superseded about 15 years ago by th=
eir=20
present 'ring' type. I don't think they use it now, but there must be=
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hundreds of them around, probably mercifully few in the Diocese of=20
Blackburn, Alan!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As to how many "coffin" stocks, well, ther=
e's only=20
one way to find out, as the fitting out records no longer exist. Eight less=
in=20
Salisbury, at least !</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And as to how many now defunct bellfounder=
s=20
supplied canon-retainers, this should presumably be qualified with 'after t=
he=20
general demise of canons'. The answer is probably something in terms of "Al=
l of=20
them by request and none of them by inclination."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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m:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:fartwell2000@y..." title=3Dfartwell2000@y...>=
Alan=20
J.Birney</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com"=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com>bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 12, 2004 4:58 P=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Canon=20
retaining headstocks</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>Sometime in the early 1980s, a ring of bells was resto=
red=20
at a place <BR>called Woodton (Norfolk ?).<BR>In the comic, were a couple=
of=20
pictures- one of which showed one of <BR>the smaller bells fitted a canon=
=20
retainer shaped like an upside <BR>down "V" .<BR> I have not=
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personally seen many of that shape and was wondering <BR>what the merits =
of=20
that design are, and is the design still used.<BR> Also, how many=20
"coffin" style canon retainers did G + J supply and <BR>was this the only=
=20
style of canon retaining headstock they used?<BR> How many of=
the=20
now defunct bellhangers and founders supplied <BR>canon retaining=20
headstocks?<BR> A lot to answer I=20
know!<BR><BR>Alan<BR><BR><BR><BR></TT><BR></BODY></HTML>