------=_NextPart_000_010A_01C56D32.93282040 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tyndale are 2,3,4,7 & 8 of 8, but the tenor (hour bell I should say) is som= ewhat sharp. Nick ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Cawley=20 To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20 Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Royal Ascot Particular thanks to Nigel for this information. There is a Barwell clock= chime of five at Tyndale Baptist Church, Clifton, Bristol. About the same = period and very odd they sound as well. Certainly not 1,2,3,6 & 10 of 10 wh= ich the were apparently aiming at at at Ascot. I was very interested (and amused) by the account of the Great Bells of A= scot Priory, one of which Sharpe dismisses in a couple of lines, the other = not being mentioned. Presumably the method odf sounding the large one is un= ique? Is there any other information, as to frames/fittings/ inscriptions? DLC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: nigelsdtaylor=20 To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20 Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 1:33 PM Subject: [Bell Historians] Royal Ascot The previous clock chime were cast by James Barwell in 1895: Hour 41" 11-3-23 G 4th Qtr. 30" 5-1-2 C# 3rd Qtr. 24" 2-3-12 G 2nd Qtr. 22" 2-1-12 A 1st Qtr. 21 1/4" 2-0-22 A# (Notes are approximate) They were considered to be very poor indeed, and as can be seen, were=20 not at all well in-tune. They were recast by Whitechapel in 1960: Hour 41" 12-1-17 G 391Hz.(B.B.C. pitch A=3D439) 4th Qtr. 29" 4-3-10 D 3rd Qtr. 24" 3-0-20 G 2nd Qtr. 22" 2-1-10 A 1st Qtr. 20" 1-3-19 B At Ascot Priory, there are 2 bells, both cast at Whitechapel: a=20 service bell of 48" 19-3-14 note E, cast in 1888, and an hour/Qtr=20 bell of 65 1/2" 52-1-8, cast in 1862. The 1st Qtr. hammer strikes on=20 the shoulder of the bell, the 2nd on the mid-waist, and the hour=20 conventionally on the soundbow. The chimes sound very odd indeed! Nigel Taylor ------=_NextPart_000_010A_01C56D32.93282040 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tyndale are 2,3,4,7 & 8 of 8, but the tenor (hour b= ell I=20 should say) is somewhat sharp.
Nick
----- Original Message -----
Fro= m:=20 David Cawley
To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups= .com=20
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 2:15= =20 PM
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Roy= al=20 Ascot

Particular thanks to Nigel for this info= rmation.=20 There is a Barwell clock chime of five at Tyndale Baptist Church, Clifton= ,=20 Bristol. About the same period and very odd they sound as well. Certainly= not=20 1,2,3,6 & 10 of 10 which the were apparently aiming at at at=20 Ascot.
 
I was very interested (and amused) by th= e account=20 of the Great Bells of Ascot Priory, one of which Sharpe dismisses in= a=20 couple of lines, the other not being mentioned. Presumably the method odf= =20 sounding the large one is unique?  Is there any other information, a= s to=20 frames/fittings/ inscriptions?
 
DLC
----- Original Message -----
F= rom:=20 nigelsdtaylor
To: bellhistorians@yahoogrou= ps.com=20
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 1:33= =20 PM
Subject: [Bell Historians] Royal= =20 Ascot

The previous clock chime were cast by Jam= es=20 Barwell in 1895:

Hour 41" 11-3-23 G
4th Qtr. 30" 5-1-2 C#
= 3rd=20 Qtr. 24" 2-3-12 G
2nd Qtr. 22" 2-1-12 A
1st Qtr. 21 1/4" 2-0-22=20 A#
(Notes are approximate)
They were considered to be very poor=20 indeed, and as can be seen, were
not at all well in-tune.
They w= ere=20 recast by Whitechapel in 1960:
Hour 41" 12-1-17 G 391Hz.(B.B.C. pitc= h=20 A=3D439)
4th Qtr. 29" 4-3-10 D
3rd Qtr. 24" 3-0-20 G
2nd Qtr. = 22"=20 2-1-10 A
1st Qtr. 20" 1-3-19 B

At Ascot Priory, there are 2 b= ells,=20 both cast at Whitechapel: a
service bell of 48" 19-3-14 note E, cas= t in=20 1888, and an hour/Qtr
bell of 65 1/2" 52-1-8, cast in 1862. The 1st= Qtr.=20 hammer strikes on
the shoulder of the bell, the 2nd on the mid-wais= t,=20 and the hour
conventionally on the soundbow. The chimes sound very = odd=20 indeed!
Nigel Taylor
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