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Another maker of ropes is Matthew Higby (matthewhigby@d96A4vwVLtB8RF_Brgt8JFe9z0LwnKYeS2MfBcx_NQBWZQiUYvAvM_gDrXFZrfEsB8ceVf8qqxbeXw.yahoo.invalid) (tel: +441761 233757) send him a message and he may have some suggestions as to what to do. If they are all natural as Peter normally supplies the yarn he used can vary in quality, I to have experience of one of his ropes that even after hanging weights for months was as stretchy as hell and unusable, on the other hand we have had a set of eight ropes that lasted over 15 years and were brilliant and often deputise if we have to repair another even today.<br>
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Hope that helps<br>
Davvid godwin<br>
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From: Alan Ellis <alan_ellis@OauexmcRr5Chw6drS0f68GthL2fOZl2nV_6jBzlm0v4bw_ZggZHiRjJ8-2OlF3_gf7z-BRLse0MG35n_qUN4.yahoo.invalid><br>
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Sent: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 21:21<br>
Subject: [Bell Historians] Ropes - Help Please<br>
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Hello Everyone,<br>
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We are at the end of our rope(s). :-)<br>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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Of course this was all my fault because I did not order this latest set
of ropes with terylene tops! :-(<br>
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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>
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Your suggestions will be gratefully appreciated,<br>
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Alan Ellis<br>
Holy Rosary Cathedral<br>
Vancouver, B.C.<br>
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