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<DIV>The industry in my experience tends to do as the customer asks, sometimes
to the detriment of the ring..............However, one question that should be
asked is this.</DIV>
<DIV>Are bells a musical instrument,along with the organ? if so, then surely it
is in the best interests of everyone to ensure they are restored to a good as
condition as possible, I don’t advocate recasting for the sake of recasting but
I would prefer to see bells hung in decent frames and fittings. If EH or SPAB
etc want to see old frames conserved then please will they pay for the removal
and storage of aforementioned frames so they do not continue to rot high up in
church towers, which in my opinion, will only cause more cost to the parishes in
the future.</DIV>
<DIV>On the other hand, if they are just a toy for
bellringers...................</DIV>
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<DIV>IWM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Repair or Renewal</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">George is right in what he says - on both
counts, a) that the industry is much more willing to undertake repairs (where
practicable) nowadays, and b) large national heritage bodies persist in trying
to push this beyond the limits of practicality and performance</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">But please bear in mind too that
Christopher's article was originally commissioned by SPAB (long-term campaigners
for the respect and repair of old structures who have been taking an interest in
the fate of old frames for a very long time), and that it was first written in
1989 (not 1993). </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">In hindsight, we may perhaps now see that
respect for old frames had been at an especially low point in the previous
decades. We may feel - I certainly do - that the pendulum has now swung too far
the other way, but the key point is that the whole climate in conservation is
very different now from what it was in 1989 or even 1993. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">CJP</FONT></DIV>
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