Don't know about wax, but Washington Cathedral tenor is indeed a
beautiful bell to handle IF the others don't hold up too much. Recently
we have been trying to improve our 10 bell rhythm with me on said bell.
She purrs like a kitten when rung just short of the balance indeed,
last night I turned her in to some very brisk DNCB Major (3 bobs
on the 6) <br>
<br>
When I first came to Washington (in 1968) I believe that there was no
carpet in the ringing room, but the ceiling was covered in asbestos.
About a decade later this was removed at great expense and the result
was that the sound tended to bounce around a bit. Then was installed
wall-wall carpet which again affected the percieved sound. I
don't believe anything else has been done since they were installed in
1964 other than to (shame) board up the louvres on all sides which was
done some 30 years ago The bells are barely audible from across
Wisconsin Avenue. A pity we cant get adjustable sound control but there
we are.<br>
<br>
Eddie Martin<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/22/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">jimhedgcock</b> <<a href="mailto:jameshedgcock@OSDDydKpdV-b03ARI8gy5pNAv0ZUjnssa8bBHgdS9jFAxTqeedkwrSZeUwX0jOU9AWZPXBfzIyYrL4jRSCS9.yahoo.invalid">jameshedgcock@OSDDydKpdV-b03ARI8gy5pNAv0ZUjnssa8bBHgdS9jFAxTqeedkwrSZeUwX0jOU9AWZPXBfzIyYrL4jRSCS9.yahoo.invalid</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
--- In <a href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a>, "Richard Offen" <richard@...><br>wrote:<br>><br>><br>> > The tenor of the old eight was given in Dove as 22 0 17.
<br>> > The gross weight on the new tenor as written on the bell is 22 0<br>> 5.<br>> > The net weight written on it is 21 1 21, There are also some<br>> > dimensions on it ?' 11" x 3' 11"x 4' 8". ? = figure on my
<br>> photograph<br>> > obscured by frame. All the others have similar details. 6th has<br>> M&S<br>> > GROTON via BOSTON No.6 GROSS 8 3 27, NETT 8 2 14, MEAS 2'<br>11"<br>> x 2'<br>> > 11" x 3' 6" ( last figure difficult to read from photo.) Frame
<br>all<br>> > marked up M&S Groton via Boston. Until my recent revisit to<br>> Washington<br>> > Cathedral I had always considered Groton to be the best sounding<br>> ringin<br>> > peal in North America. Washington sounded very much improved from
<br>> my<br>> > previous visit - but then I could be mistaken, as no doubt,<br>> somebody<br>> > would rush to point out.<br>><br>><br>> Certainly sounds like shipping weights to me!<br>><br>
> Both Groton and Washington Cathedral are superb sounding rings (for<br>> ringability, I still think the Cathedral tenor is the most well-<br>> mannered 32 cwt of bell in the world!) - not aware that anything<br>
has<br>> been done to the acoustics in Washington, so perhaps you just had<br>> less wax in your ears last time you visited!<br>><br>> R<br>><br>As expected -with puerile comments.<br><br><br><br><br><br>------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~-->
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