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<DIV><SPAN class=531100218-13062006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>What a
shame that someone sees fit to make such an ill-considered
comment.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531100218-13062006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
fact of the matter is that Dobson was the only founder of his era who appeared
to have any understanding of true-harmonic tuning, at a time when all the other
founders were turning out poor-toned bells of bad design. Unfortunately Dobson
did not have access to the equipment necessary to accurately tune all the
harmonics, but many of his bells were pretty close, and it is clear what he was
aiming for. I haven't seen the tuning figures, but my guess is that most of the
ten bells at Wisbech would have been very close to true-harmonic, and
I expect that all Taylors would have done in 1991 was to line up the
nominals accurately, and perhaps adjust any errant partials. I would expect that
this would have been done without changing the inherant character of the bells,
and probably achieved the same end result that Dobson would have done if he had
had the right equipment.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531100218-13062006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>See
Chris Dalton's comments on the back eight at Poole in Dorset part
2.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531100218-13062006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531100218-13062006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Andrew
Bull</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Sue Marsden<BR><B>Sent:</B> 13 June 2006 10:34<BR><B>To:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Re: Old
peals of ten and twelve<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P><BR>........ but wasnt sure if Wisbech had been <BR>> retuned when they
were rehung a few years ago. I asked someone <BR>last <BR>> night - Yes, he
said, they spoiled the only Dobson 10 in existance.<BR>> Sue
Marsden<BR><BR>> Only after due consideration and with the proper approval
from the <BR>DAC.<BR>> Interesting use of the word spoiled, I
thought<BR>andrew_higson<BR><BR>Yes, I am sure everything was done properly,
and this is someone <BR>else's opinion, not necessarilly mine. I can't
remember how they <BR>sounded pre-tuning to know if there is much
difference/improvem<WBR>ent.<BR>SEM<BR><BR></P></DIV><!--End group email --></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>