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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>In recent times, yes Taylors do cast their own
headstocks and framesides in their foundry, along with most of the cast iron
components.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>regards</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Mitch</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 19, 2009 7:21
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Bell Historians] Bell and
iron founding</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=906121718-19102009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>I
seem to remember being told when I lived in Leicester that Taylors
contracted out some of their headstocks to Cort's iron foundry in St Ives
Road?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=906121718-19102009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Peter Rivet</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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[mailto:bellhistori<WBR>ans@yahoogroups.<WBR>com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>David
Willis<BR><B>Sent:</B> 19 October 2009 19:06<BR><B>To:</B> <A
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Re: [Bell Historians] Bell and iron
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<DIV><BR>It is my understanding that Whitechapel, G&J and Taylors
cast their</DIV>
<DIV>headstocks and frames in house.</DIV>
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<DIV>Am I correct ?</DIV>
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<DIV>David</DIV>
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<DIV>--- On Mon, 19/10/09, Carl Scott Zimmerman <A
href="mailto:csz_stl@rgg432RxWbzRd8P0Rzv422cnw1jPOShHCGpt8XqWaXPTRVTGLVgznkABE8jwvRyuCNMbXdnjbiWBNzoB.yahoo.invalid> wrote:">csz_stl@swbell.<WBR>net>
wrote:</A><BR><BR><BR>Andrew Wilby's recent letter of announcement
regarding the future of <BR>the Taylor bellfoundry included the words
"highest standards of bell <BR>and iron founding." I must confess to
having been surprised at that. <BR>In spite of my long familiarity
with the excellence of Taylor's work <BR>(having begun to learn
carillon playing on a Taylor instrument more <BR>than half a century
ago), I had never been aware that they were <BR>involved in casting
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