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<DIV><SPAN class=506200111-15092006><FONT face="Baskerville Old Face"
color=#0000ff>I have always been curious as to why there are so many fat D
bells. Why make a 32 cwt bell when 24 cwt is patently sufficient? I don't think
it was salesmanship.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=506200111-15092006><FONT face="Baskerville Old Face"
color=#0000ff>South Petherton are tuned to the odd pitch because Swindon are too
and David Purnell specified that he wanted an exact copy of Swindon with two
trebles.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=506200111-15092006><FONT face="Baskerville Old Face"
color=#0000ff>Swindon, in common with other 50.5" diameter bells of the time
were tuned so that the tenor did not exceed 22 cwt - the weight of the bell at
that time being the primary factor influencing its cost. Newport is the flattest
of these at 599Hz.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=506200111-15092006><FONT face="Baskerville Old Face"
color=#0000ff>A</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Richard
Offen<BR><B>Sent:</B> 15 September 2006 10:24<BR><B>To:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Re: Trinity
New york<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P><BR>> They get lighter than that! Newport is a D, and the 19 cwt 7th at
<BR>Ilminster <BR>> is presumably borderline D/Eb (the remarkable Bilbie
tenor is 22 cwt <BR>and <BR>> borderline C/C#).<BR>> <BR>>
David<BR>><BR><BR>I realise there are a good number of historical examples of
thin bells <BR>from earlier periods. I just wondered why someone would chose
<BR>the 'thin end of the wedge' when selecting a new ring, but in the case
<BR>of New York there was a very good reason it
seems!<BR><BR>R<BR><BR></P></DIV><!--End group email --></BODY></HTML>