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As I understand (via friends of ours from Staines who were ringing
there at the time) they had just called for Cambridge Major and there
was an almighty crash and the tenor rope dropped and stopped dead. I
guess one of the gudgeons must have sheared.<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
Peter<br>
<br>
Richard Offen wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Optima" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Optima; color: black;">Please
could we have a little more
background to this mishap? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Optima" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Optima; color: black;">It’s a job
to see what type of
bearings they were. What happened to cause the accident?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a></st1:PersonName> [mailto:<st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a></st1:PersonName>] <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Mike Chester<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, 19 May
2008 3:39 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a></st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [<st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bell</st1:place></st1:City> Historians]
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Moseley St</st1:address></st1:Street>
Mary</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;">I think that this falls into the "Oops"
category!<br>
<br>
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The bell is undamaged, the wheel and gudgeons destroyed. Whether or <br>
not you think that this is the wrong way round it entirely up to you!<br>
<br>
Mike<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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