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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Advice has been taken on sound control but the
solution is far from easy, particularly as the visual aspect of the tower
is so important. The floor membrane between the bells and ringers is such
that there has to be a gap between the glass and the floor(making the
bells loud inside as well as out). It has been suggested that a glass cone be
constructed above the bells with a means of raising and lowering it for sound
control purposes, difficult in itself because the clearances between the larger
bell clappers and the glass is very small.and has the additional downside, apart
from the expense, of directing all the sound downwards on the ringers making the
bells impossibly loud inside.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Another unusual feature of the installation is that
all the bells have canon retaining headstocks even though only the fifth and
tenor bells have canons, again done for visual effect.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>DS</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=erincaters@eT6sqIs-YD3RB8kxpyVmgU1u2Gg_UxFclO5ZLusw9GG3KjmTvEafcdGonzXov1z2tITRsq1AqTuU0hRy5-rXEYFeQOyoxQ0.yahoo.invalid href="mailto:erincaters@googlemail.com">Sue
Marsden</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com
href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 28, 2009 12:53
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [SPAM] [Bell Historians]
Basildon bell ower</DIV>
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<P>>Did you listen to the bells outside, they are extremely
noisy.<BR>>Although a peal attempt on Sunday afternoon is a possibility it
has been thought unwise to attempt it.<BR><BR>DS<BR><BR>> Sounds like no
one has been prepared to do all things necessary to organise a "first on the
bells".<BR>> First you need a date that is a suitably auspicious local
occasion that both church and council deem it appropriate.<BR>> Then there
is the question of which ringers have"rights" regarding the "first on the
bells".<BR>> It could take years to put together and the organiser could
well find he would not get a rope after all those who "should" ring were
included, and still blamed by others who thought they had more "right" to be
in it than some with ropes.<BR><BR>So why has sound control not been
installed?<BR><BR>SEM<BR></P></DIV><!--End group email --></BODY></HTML>