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<DIV>For a practical solution on a bell already up and running (i.e. not
possible in the bell hanger’s workshop):</DIV>
<DIV>Measure the height of the sally off the ground when the bell is down, raise
the bell and whilst holding it on the balance get an accomplice to measure the
height of the sally again. Calculate the difference between these two
measurements and half it. This is the distance the garter hole needs to
move. If the sally goes up when the bell is raised then the garter hole
needs to go up.</DIV>
<DIV>I believe some bells with double pulleys have been over compensated for –
i.e. the grater hole has been dropped too much when initially installed.</DIV>
<DIV>A less considered problem is the distance of the mouth of the pulley from
the wheel: too close and the rope kicks and jerks as it changes from backstroke
to handstroke, too far away and the whole thing is rather languid and
perhaps there is more danger of the rope slipping wheel.</DIV>
<DIV>Before the augmentation the fifth (?) at Cookham had the pulley brackets
mounted upside down so the pulley was really close to the wheel – very odd
handling!</DIV>
<DIV>Andrew</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] A Short handstroke</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P>Basically the sally should be the same height when the bell is vertically up
or down. Lay a plumb line over the gudgeon and pulley. Mark where it passes the
wheel shroud. Measure the circumference of the wheel by laying a tape around the
sole of the wheel then divide that by 4. Measure up from your mark by that
amount and that should be your garter hole position (again lay year tape in the
groove of the wheel, around the sole. The garter hole should then be the same
distance from the pulley when the bell is vertically up or down. The sally being
a little higher when set. Hope this helps. Matthew
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<DIV><B>Subject: </B>[Bell Historians] A Short handstroke</DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>A bell in our group is suspected of having a short
handstroke . My thought is that this is something that can be measured
with the bell down ( of course ).<BR><BR>If a line is taken from the
garter hole to the gudgeon and another from the gudgeon to the pulley an
angle is formed between the two . Too little resulting in a short
handstroke . <BR><BR>Am I correct please and if so what is accepted to be
the correct angle ?<BR><BR>David<BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P></DIV><!-- end group email --></DIV><!-- end group email --></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>