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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
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bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Andrew Bull<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 23 November 2008 15:55<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [<st1:City w:st="on">Bell</st1:City>
Historians] <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ludlow</st1:place></st1:City></span></font><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>I imagine that the present 5<sup>th</sup> and treble will have to
be recast, as they would need to be sharpened by a semitone to make 9<sup>th</sup>
and 4<sup>th</sup> of ten with the present 7<sup>th</sup> as tenor. Presumably
the others would be retuned as well, though I believe they were in fact retuned
in 1988 (as well as 1890). It would be interesting to know who is doing the
job, and whether the new bells will be old-style or true-harmonic. Quedgeley,
in <st1><st1:City w:st="on">Gloucester</st1></st1:City>, also largely Rudhall
1732, were retuned in 1993 and converted into a true-harmonic ring, which the
exception of the 1850 <st1><st1><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taylor</st1></st1></st1:place></st1:City>
sixth, which obviously caused the tuned some problems.<o></o></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Andrew Bull<o></o></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1>bellhistorians@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</st1>
[mailto:<st1>bellhistorians@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</st1>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Richard Offen<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 23 November 2008 15:42<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1>bellhistorians@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</st1><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [<st1><st1:City
w:st="on">Bell</st1></st1:City> Historians] <st1><st1><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Ludlow</st1></st1></st1:place></st1:City></span></font><o></o><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 color=black face=Optima><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Optima;
color:black'>I hope they are going to be tuned, the present 6<sup>th</sup> is
horribly flat (almost a ¼ semitone)!<o></o></span></font><o></o><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 color=black face=Optima><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Optima;
color:black'>R<o></o></span></font><o></o><o:p></o:p></p>
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bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1><st1>bellhistorians@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</st1></st1>
[mailto:<st1><st1>bellhistorians@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</st1></st1>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Andrew Watkins<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, 23 November 2008
11:46 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1><st1>bellhistorians@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</st1></st1><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [<st1><st1><st1:City
w:st="on">Bell</st1></st1></st1:City> Historians] <st1><st1><st1><st1><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ludlow</st1></st1></st1></st1></st1:place></st1:City></span></font><o></o><o></o><o:p></o:p></p>
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<st1><st1><st1><st1><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ludlow</st1></st1></st1></st1></st1:place></st1:City>
are going to be made into a 10, with the present 7th as the tenor. The bells
are coming out on the 3rd December. Sorry I can't tell you much more at
present.<br>
<br>
Andrew Watkins<br>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o></o>============<wbr>=========<wbr>=========<wbr>=========<wbr>=<br>
Message Received: Nov 23 2008, 12:58 PM<br>
From: "Richard Offen" <br>
To: <st1><st1>bellhistorians@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</st1></st1><br>
Cc: <br>
Subject: RE: [<st1><st1><st1:City w:st="on">Bell</st1></st1></st1:City>
Historians] <st1><st1><st1><st1><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ludlow</st1></st1></st1></st1></st1:place></st1:City><br>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o></o>I
guess they are either going up to ten or twelve, as has been planned for<br>
the last five years or so - they have two of the Gillett bells from the old<br>
ring at <st1><st1><st1:place w:st="on">Kidderminster</st1></st1></st1:place> in
store.<br>
<br>
R<br>
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From: <a href="mailto:bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</a>]<br>
On Behalf Of David Bryaant<br>
Sent: Sunday, 23 November 2008 9:41 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</a><br>
Subject: [<st1><st1><st1:City w:st="on">Bell</st1></st1></st1:City> Historians]
<st1><st1><st1><st1><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ludlow</st1></st1></st1></st1></st1:place></st1:City><br>
<br>
What's happening at <st1><st1><st1><st1><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ludlow</st1></st1></st1></st1></st1:place></st1:City>,
then?<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=74540">http://www.campanop<wbr>hile.co.uk/<wbr>show.aspx?<wbr>Code=74540</a><br>
<<a href="http://www.campanophile.co.uk/show.aspx?Code=74540">http://www.campanop<wbr>hile.co.uk/<wbr>show.aspx?<wbr>Code=74540</a>>
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<br>
Is the augmentation to 12+2# proposed a few years ago now going ahead?<br>
<br>
David<br>
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