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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I haven't responded on this subject before because
we (Keltek Trust) have been having problems with our web site <A
href="http://www.keltek.org">www.keltek.org</A> and emails sent to <A
href="mailto:bells@eegmxit89qMqhNBu44jManwgiucgNIQBV6qrZM30-N_SZ9BcXHgsXWisho0phEE6YgWsXmy9O7IF.yahoo.invalid">bells@eegmxit89qMqhNBu44jManwgiucgNIQBV6qrZM30-N_SZ9BcXHgsXWisho0phEE6YgWsXmy9O7IF.yahoo.invalid</A> have not been getting
through and this has been my main priority over the last few days. If anyone has
sent us an email and not had a response then please re-send and copy it to <A
href="mailto:keltek@opppRTLTq10WiVBgRvyTtOgCJpapXpTCIROTzNmaA-9aMJAyBe8_jLOQXxQdXsq9X_0nYY1kXSr0tI-2.yahoo.invalid">keltek@opppRTLTq10WiVBgRvyTtOgCJpapXpTCIROTzNmaA-9aMJAyBe8_jLOQXxQdXsq9X_0nYY1kXSr0tI-2.yahoo.invalid</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I understand that the Redundant Bells Committee had
a mauling at Monday's CC meeting. I hope that this does not push the CCCBR
Rescue Fund into making a hasty decision that it may later regret. In the
past the RF has essentially loaned money to a receiving parish to secure a
redundant ring of bells. While we have one or two places on our books that these
bells might go to I suspect that they would not be suitable in their current
form. At best they would need some significant tuning and this would be an
additional cost on top of the £20K + VAT that has been mentioned.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The real problem is that the price of tin and
copper has risen so much that it is now a major part of the cost of casting a
bell. So if you were a parish considering installing a ring of bells where none
already exist would you spend £20K on acquiring an interesting and historic ring
of bells or would you spend the same amount on casting a much lighter True
Harmonic tuned ring and have your own inscriptions cast on the
bells?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our trustees have to weigh up the pros and cons of
any acquisition but at least we have the advantage that we can make a loss; the
CCCBR Rescue Fund would have a lot of difficult questions to answer if it made a
loss and this could happen if a buyer cannot be found and the price of raw
materials falls.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>