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Hmm, it's interesting to see what visually attractive results can be achiev=
ed with money and technology. BUT, it's usually the parish - and the fund-r=
aisers - who have to pay for recording, so let's not be beguiled. If record=
ing of this sort of quality becomes compulsory then we must hope that EH wi=
ll at least put its hands in its pockets and pay!
Some bellframe researches undertaken by people without specialist knowledge=
of bells and ringing have thrown up some surprising and "interesting" resu=
lts. I haven't looked at the detail of the Attleborough and St.Osyth report=
s, but I have been concerned by mis-information and dodgy conclusions in ot=
her bellframe reports by so-called expert archaeologists. Richard's point a=
bout speculation being accepted fact hits the nail on the head.
We "bell people" can and should learn from those with expertise in other ar=
eas of archaeological recording, but I'm not so sure they're willing to lea=
rn from us! But looking at bellframes in the context of the historical stru=
cture of the tower is not new at all, and we've been doing it for some time=
. All the reports compiled for the Historic Bellframes Rescue Recording Pro=
ject since the early 1990s have looked at this in detail
Several of us (including the late George Elphick) put quite a lot of time a=
nd effort into trying to work with EH on bellframes and bellframe recording=
in the early 1990s, but ultimately (as big organisations do) they turned t=
heir back on us and now they seem to be firmly ploughing their own furrow.=
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The results look appealing - and they certainly make my efforts at recordin=
g look very amateurish - but it could become problematic (i.e. costly) for =
ringing and bell restoration if this standard becomes the norm. And Bell Hi=
story will only gain if the results are accepted as credible and based on s=
ound analysis.
CP
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problematic (i.e. costly) for ringing and bell restoration if this standard=
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becomes the norm. And Bell History will only gain if the results are accept=
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