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<DIV>In a message dated 17/12/2008 08:35:17 GMT Standard Time,
richard.offen@7XoTQ-q7bURM71rgIik8_fqZwYnDD56bXRUkA8pUoSew4vKeuMqVeoGM8uRQ0kp3--oq_VME073mPoqzgLllf-mnKF4.yahoo.invalid writes:</DIV>
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we must remember that much of what was being cast during his era<BR>was pretty
dreadful and judge his bells against ones from the same<BR>period and not
against the glorious sounds we have got used to from the<BR>true harmonic
rings of later times."<BR><BR>But Taylor's appear to have understood
true-harmonic tuning in the 1850s<BR>- Kingweston in Somerset is a good
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<DIV>Yes I agree with all that you've said but I can't help wondering
why it apparently seems that some recently cast rings don't compare altogether
favourably with their counterparts from the 20's and 30's .</DIV>
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<DIV>Jim</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>