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<DIV><SPAN class=064284107-04102006><FONT face="Baskerville Old Face"
color=#0000ff>The threads stripped out of the bolts securing the top end of the
clapper causing the failure, no problem with the wood or design, just the
fixing. Mk2 is under way.</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>David
Bryant<BR><B>Sent:</B> 03 October 2006 22:37<BR><B>To:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Wooden
clappers<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P>Does anyone know how the wooden-shafted clapper at Birmingham
Cathedral<BR>broke? Did the timber split or did one of the metal parts
break?<BR><BR>David<BR><BR></P></DIV><!--End group email --></BODY></HTML>