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size=2>No one has mentioned rope noise.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>If the guide extends down to the ringing room ceiling it can act as a
noise shoot and generate more rope noise than is acceptable.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>This is easy to fix.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>25mm holes in the pipe, on 2 sides spaced about every 150mm will stop the
sound being transmitted along it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>This is not a problem of plastic pipe, it occurs in any boxed in guide,
which is one reason many wood shuts are 3 sided, with a number of cross bars in
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Peter
Rivet<BR><B>Sent:</B> 07 April 2010 22:41<BR><B>To:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Bell Historians] Rope
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<DIV><SPAN class=670523821-07042010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Some
years ago we fitted a drainpipe rope chute at a three bell tower
(Bolton-le-Sands) to provide a passage for the rope which didn't
foul the clock case, and it seemed to work fine - but it was a relatively
short run.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=670523821-07042010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Peter
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