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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Bearing in mind the huge weight of these bells,
Hazel, I would have thought that a possible way forward is a recording of the
great Bells of Cologne Cathedral - largest 25 tons. I've a detailed casette tape
of several combinations of these bells, including all the medieval ones, which
I'd happily lend. Give me a ring (01843 290845). You can get a foretaste of it
by visiting Cologne<FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> (Koln) bells on
YouTube.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers</DIV>
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<DIV>DLC</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:34
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] The sound of
bells in 1170</DIV>
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<P>An enquiry has been passed to me via the Canterbury Cathedral website
-<BR>-----<BR>I am directing a production of Murder in the Cathedral in Truro
Cathedral in March 2010 following a successful production in Veryan Church
this spring. I want to open with bells – I have copied the following from your
website. Do you have a recording of what the bells may have sounded like in
1170?<BR>"Fifty years later (c. 1160) Prior Wybert added a sixth bell that
required the services of no less than 32 ringers – indicative, probably, of
the fact that these bells were swung by treading beams fastened horizontally
to the headstock. Following the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in
1170, contemporary writers record that these bells remained silent for a year,
along with the general desecration of the church prior to its reconciliation
by Pope Alexander III."<BR>-----<BR>So, are there any recordings of bells that
might be thought to sound remotely like this?<BR><BR></P></DIV><!-- end group email --></BODY></HTML>