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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=811385211-20082006>Well,
when you've tranferred it, got a satisfactory answer/conclusion, would someone
please send it to me, I do not subscribe (or whatever it is) to 'ringing
theory'.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=811385211-20082006>GAD</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 20/08/2006 11:23:41 GMT Standard Time,
richard@s4h.<WBR>biz writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Georgia color=#000000
size=2>Shouldn't we transfer this topic to the ringing theory list (of which
<BR>I'm not a member!)?<BR><BR>We still haven't come up with a satisfactory
answer to George's <BR>original question!<BR><BR>R</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Good idea. I was told that minor was something to do with the
musical relationship between the treble and tenor of a ring of six. Certainly
major would then make sense, eing rung on a major scale of eight. Maybe all
even bell names are related to musical terms.</DIV>
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<DIV>Matthew (who plays the piano by ear, & doesn't have a clue how to
read music!)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Matthew
Higby & Co Ltd,<BR>Church Bell Engineers.<BR>Jasmine Cottage,<BR>The
Street,<BR>Chilcompton,<BR>Bath,<BR>BA3 4HN.</FONT></DIV></FONT>
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