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<DIV>Those of you who have rung at Boston will be aware of the=20
problems. When<BR>the bells recast and augmented to ten in 1932=
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scheme was produced by which<BR>the ringers would stand above the=20
bells! Both Taylor's and Whitechapel<BR>rejected this proposal =
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G&J developed what they believed to be a feasible<BR>system for which t=
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took out a patent. So far as is known this was never<BR>installed and=
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Boston the authorities rejected it. Would such a=20
scheme<BR>work?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>I imagine you'd have consi=
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problems with rope transmission, especially in damp weather. I believe Tayl=
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experimented before rejecting the idea, and I recall reading somewhere that=
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ceiling bosses in the ceiling of what was Prichard's rope works were a=
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that remained of this experimentation.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>David</FONT></DIV></BODY><=
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