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<DIV><SPAN class=078425820-01082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>On the
basis of recent experience at Lancaster Priory, terylene top
ends can make an enormous difference if you have the awkward
combination of a long draught and high rainfall. We used to have a serious
problem with ropes shrinking and stretching on the south side of the tower,
which gets the prevailing wind; now it's been all but
eliminated.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=078425820-01082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>As for
new ropes: although he operates on a small scale and doesn't advertise I am
happy to recommend Philip Pratt: </FONT><SPAN lang=EN><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2><A
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</FONT><SPAN class=078425820-01082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>He
supplied two excellent quality ropes last year, with a good delivery
time.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><SPAN class=078425820-01082010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Peter
Rivet</FONT></SPAN></P></SPAN></SPAN>
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Behalf Of </B>Alan Ellis<BR><B>Sent:</B> 01 August 2010 21:21<BR><B>To:</B>
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<P>Hello Everyone,<BR><BR>We are at the end of our rope(s).
:-)<BR><BR>Our current ropes are only two years old and we have yet to be able
to eliminate the elasticity. Our tower captain hates them
and our visitors dislike them and have trouble with them. Our
ringing friends in Seattle no longer like to visit even.<BR><BR>We have hung
weights on the end for weeks but the elasticity comes back as soon as the
weather warms up. They were regular ropes with a silicone coating above
the sally.<BR><BR>This was the fourth complete set we have had over the
years from Peter Minchin. All the other sets were completely
satisfactory and lasted 8 to 10 years, depending upon the amount of ringing
and the care taken by the steeplekeeper.<BR><BR>Of course this was all my
fault because I did not order this latest set of ropes with terylene
tops! :-(<BR><BR>We would appreciate any and all suggestions, from
replacing them with a new set having terylene tops, to splicing in terylene
tops to the existing sallies, to changing suppliers. Come to that,
are there any suppliers left these days, or have they all retired?<BR><BR>Your
suggestions will be gratefully appreciated,<BR><BR>Alan Ellis<BR>Holy Rosary
Cathedral<BR>Vancouver, B.C.<BR> <BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR>
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