-------------------------------1132778110 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sorry I disagree on this one! The defenition of a bell is as follows: 1 a deep inverted metal cup that sounds a clear musical note when struck. I think this defenition got all those Liss Campanile Peals thrown out - because the bells were not made of metal. I have known about the Ausbel guys for some years - and I find their work is very interesting indeed. The real challenge is still to be accomplished though - how do you make a small bell sound like a big one? I am sure it's possible. (A very tired) Matthew I'm sure you're right. Surely it's the harmonic structure arising from the traditional bell shape which is what makes a bell what it is - radically change the shape, and hence the harmonic structure, and you have produced a different instrument. David Matthew Higby & Co Ltd, Church Bell Engineers. Jasmine Cottage, The Street, Chilcompton, Bath, BA3 4HN. -------------------------------1132778110 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
= I'm sure=20 you're right.
Surely it's the harmonic structure arising from the= =20 traditional bell shape
which is what makes a bell what it is - radical= ly=20 change the shape, and
hence the harmonic structure, and you have produ= ced a=20 different instrument.
David