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I believe that Dunham Massey were Taylor's second complete ten, predated by=
Newark (1842, 2nd recast in 1846). I had a look at the bells at Newark a f=
ew months ago. As I recall, the trebles were of a fairly normal shape - not=
noticeably long in the waist or tall in the crown, with the tenor being a =
rather squat, short-waisted bell.
The most extreme Taylor C19 examples I know of where trebles are very long =
in the waist and have high domed crowns are the trebles of ten (3&4 of 12) =
at St Mary's, Taunton. I have not seem the Institute bells other than in ph=
otos and it's difficult to judge, but if anything I think the shape of the =
Taunton bells is even more extreme.
In the early C20 (i.e. into the true-harmonic era), some Taylor higher-numb=
er rings had long-waisted trebles with high crowns, e.g. Redcliffe, where t=
he crowns are more Purdue-shaped (i.e. sloping inwards and upwards) than do=
med. Doubtless the reason for this was that it created a flat top and made =
it easier to attach the bell to a cast iron headstock than a domed top woul=
d have done. Slightly later, the tall crowns were dispensed with in favour =
of flange tops on the trebles (e.g. York (now removed), Exeter, Worcester, =
etc).
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I believe that Dunham Massey were Taylor's=
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complete ten, predated by Newark (1842, 2nd recast in 1846). I had a look a=
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bells at Newark a few months ago. As I recall, the trebles were of a fairly=
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normal shape - not noticeably long in the waist or tall in the crown, with =
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tenor being a rather squat, short-waisted bell.
The most extreme Taylor C19 examples I kno=
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where trebles are very long in the waist and have high domed crowns are the=
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trebles of ten (3&4 of 12) at St Mary's, Taunton. I have not seem the=20
Institute bells other than in photos and it's difficult to judge, but if=20
anything I think the shape of the Taunton bells is even more=20
extreme.
In the early C20 (i.e. into the true-harmo=
nic era),=20
some Taylor higher-number rings had long-waisted trebles with high crowns, =
e.g.=20
Redcliffe, where the crowns are more Purdue-shaped (i.e. sloping inwards an=
d=20
upwards) than domed. Doubtless the reason for this was that it created a fl=
at=20
top and made it easier to attach the bell to a cast iron headstock than a d=
omed=20
top would have done. Slightly later, the tall crowns were dispensed with in=
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favour of flange tops on the trebles (e.g. York (now removed), Exeter,=20
Worcester, etc).
David
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