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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CARRION ?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wonderful when one of our great Organ Buil=
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reduces us to horsemeat -what would he say if I did that to his Tuba Magna=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What a carry on.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:George@d..."=20
title=3DGeorge@d...>George Dawson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com>bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 20, 2004 2:48=
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Carrion=
at the=20
Albert Hall in Nottingham</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 1:39 PM<BR>Subject: FW:=
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[Orgue-l] Carrion at the Albert Hall in Nottingham<BR><BR><BR>> Wouild=
this=20
enquiry below be of any interest to the bell community?<BR>><BR>>=20
David<BR>><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: John Pike=
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Mander [<A=20
href=3D"mailto:ManderUK@c...">mailto:ManderUK@c...</A=
>]<BR>>=20
Sent: 20 August 2004 12:38<BR>> To: Orgue-l posting<BR>> Subject:=20
[Orgue-l] Carrion at the Albert Hall in Nottingham<BR>><BR>><BR>>=
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Dear List,<BR>><BR>> Yesterday I went to The Albert Hall in Notting=
ham=20
to look at the Carrion<BR>on<BR>> the organ there which was built by B=
inns=20
in about 1909. The stop is said<BR>to<BR>> have originally a been a se=
t of=20
reveille bells. I have never come across<BR>> anything like them at al=
l. I=20
was wondering if I were to describe them to<BR>you<BR>> if any of you =
would=20
recognise anything in the description that would give<BR>> you a clue =
as to=20
what they are and if one could get a set now.<BR>><BR>> The general=
=20
construction seems to be a brass tube closed at the top which<BR>> fro=
m=20
approximately half way down has slots cut in the side rather like a<BR>&g=
t;=20
tuning fork. The tube is hit very close to the bottom, so it works like=20
a<BR>> tuning fork in that respect as well. In addition, just above th=
e=20
slots<BR>there<BR>> is a hole in the tube which is in one side I think=
.=20
Only thinking about it<BR>> now do I realise that I am not sure if the=
hole=20
is on both sides.<BR>><BR>> The largest of the tubes (for tenor G) =
is=20
648mm long and has a diameter of<BR>> 84mm. The smallest (top e) has a=
=20
length of 108mm and a diameter of 42mm.<BR>It<BR>> would appear that e=
very=20
bell is of an individual diameter although the<BR>> graduation reduces=
just=20
like an organ pipe as you go up the scale. The<BR>bells<BR>> also have=
=20
horizontal grooves cut into them the purpose of which totally<BR>> elu=
des=20
me.<BR>><BR>> I am not sure how these bells were made, but I get th=
e=20
impression that<BR>they<BR>> were all cast individually. They must the=
n=20
have been turned to give a<BR>smooth<BR>> outer finish and then had th=
e=20
grooves cut into them at the same time. The<BR>> grooves appear to be =
all=20
the same distance apart at approximately 10mm.<BR>The<BR>> holes were=
=20
clearly drilled in and the slots which vary between about 20<BR>and<BR>&g=
t;=20
30mm milled out. The width of the slots does not graduate, but=20
seems<BR>random.<BR>> I assume (but don't know) that this might have=20
something to do with the<BR>> tuning of the notes. The tubes all appea=
r to=20
be of the same thickness<BR>which<BR>> is approximately=20
4.5mm.<BR>><BR>> Does this mean anything to any of you? I could loo=
k out=20
a picture and send<BR>> it individually if that would help. Just send =
me an=20
e-mail<BR>> (ManderUK@m...). My guess is that this is=20
something which was<BR>> common enough in theatre organs or maybe even=
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street organs, but I think<BR>it<BR>> is too large and bulky for the=20
latter. I also wonder if it was something<BR>> which might have been=20
imported from America.<BR>><BR>> Any clues would be appreciated. Th=
ere=20
is talk of Birmingham Town Hall<BR>> wanting a similar=20
stop.<BR>><BR>> John Pike Mander<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>=20
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