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<DIV>In a message dated 08/12/2004 11:23:18 GMT Standard Time,
david@b... writes:</DIV>
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Unfortunately yes - the back two are quite hard to get up on the
<BR>correct <BR>> side and are a little sluggish to ring. All except the
7th had new <BR>gudgeons <BR>> fitted prior to the 1995 restoration
but twiddle pins were added <BR>in 1995.<BR><BR>So what exactly didthe
rehang entail? I've rung there a couple of <BR>times in the last few months,
and had noticed that the back bells <BR>(particularly the 7th) were a little
sluggish.<BR><BR>David</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Bob Parker rehung them with new gudgeons and bearings in the late
1980's (from memory). The 7th had been fitted with ball bearings prior to this
although these were relaced as part of the scheme. They sounded rather wierd,
the 2&7 being 1912 Warner, a bright 1950's Taylor 6th (Which was almostthe
same note as the 5th) and the remainder Rudhall. The sound before
retuning still makes me cringe when I think about it.</DIV>
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<DIV>During 1994-5 they were taken out and retuned by Whitechapel (one of the
best retuning jobs I have heard to this day) and are now a very grand ring for
their weight. The other bells were brought up in tonal quality to match thegood
6th, although the treble and 3rd aren't quite as good as the others. The tenor
now weighs 14-1-9 in E flat. Apart from gudgeons & bearings and the odd
clapper or two, thay are still on the 1912 frame and fittings. Sadly the central
holes aren't quite large enough to iron out all odd-struckness using the twiddle
pins, but thay're not bad at all.</DIV>
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<DIV>Matthew</DIV>
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