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I was only joking about inside & outside diameters, honest!
Reference edged bells, if they are done in the traditional (& old Whitechap=
el ) style I estimate what I think the (unedged) diameter was & record it i=
n my notes as, say, 33.5" (E).
If done in the modern Whitechapel manner theres no problem with the outer d=
iameter, and if, as a certain bellhanger with tuning facilities does by cut=
ting upwards vertically on the outside of the bell, again its easy to measu=
re the diameter.
George
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From: David Bryant=20
To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Diameters
A lot depends on what profile and molding technique the bellfounder=20
used. I've seen bells with distinct inside and outside edges as=20
George indicates, but if it's an angular profile (German or=20
German/Hispanic) then the inner "edge" might be quite far from the=20
outer edge. On the other hand, some profiles have a continuous inner=20
curve such that there is no "inside edge" at all.
[For the inner and outer edge measurements to be different, it requires t=
he bell to have a flat lip. This is rarely found in English bells, apart fr=
om occasionally on thick trebles or twelves.
Another problem which can arise is measuring the diameter of a bell which=
has been skirted to sharpen its note. It is quite difficult to decided exa=
ctly where to measure.]
David
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George
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David Bryant
To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups=
.com=20
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 10=
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AM
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians]=20
Diameters
A lot depends on what profile and molding technique the bellfounder=
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used. I've seen bells with distinct inside and outside edges as=
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George indicates, but if it's an angular profile (German or=20
German/Hispanic) then the inner "edge" might be quite far from the=20
outer edge. On the other hand, some profiles have a continuous =
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curve such that there is no "inside edge" at all.
[For the inner and outer edge measurements to be different, it r=
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the bell to have a flat lip. This is rarely found in English bells, apart=
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occasionally on thick trebles or twelves.
Another problem which can arise is measu=
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diameter of a bell which has been skirted to sharpen its note. It is quit=
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difficult to decided exactly where to measure.]
David
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