<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Carrs augmented the Rudhall six at Carmarthen in West Wales in 1904, into a heavier eight by "topping 'n' tailing", and recasting the treble and fourth of the Rudhall six. It is telling then Carrs' treble, second and fifth were recast by Taylors in the same year! However, their 15 cwt tenor was left, and Taylors retuned and rehung the bells in 1976. I have always considered Carrs' tenor at Carmarthen to be a rather fine bell - one of their "mistakes", perhaps?</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Andrew Bull<br></span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Chris Pickford
<c.j.pickford.t21@5BgME7WCBz9GLuknBdRKJEAmKqn_A-ZBa_OCkJdMP1fMgvztc5VfwAvxLx6ryXGyKfXiPokxm7ombE2Mk53FDpivxZyJYdHtRw.yahoo.invalid><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, 7 November 2011, 9:42<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Bell Historians] Mystery Bell<br></font><br><div id="yiv1168329851">
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<div>Nothing much on Woodhouse in the Potts book (although the 1900 ting-tang <br>
clock is listed) or in Michael's list, but I've e-mailed hm to see if he <br>
can add anything from his more detailed notes.<br>
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However, I'm as confident as I can be (Carrs being a special interest of <br>
mine) that this is a Carr bell. As well as the factors I've mentioned <br>
already (Carr supplied a lot of bells to Potts and the heavy / numerous <br>
moulding wires are a Carr feature), I'd add that the disproportionately <br>
small canons are also an indicatve feature, as is the lack of any date, <br>
signature or inscription on bells supplied through clockmakers<br>
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Although much derided for the tonal quality of their bells, Carrs were <br>
in fact the second firm to produce true-harmonic bells - from about <br>
1904. Some of their individual bells after that date are really quite <br>
good, but they weren't always brilliant at getting their bells in tune <br>
with each other. If anyone wants a bit of a giggle at Carr's expense, <br>
then try visiting Highley (Shropshire) where the bells are good singly <br>
but entertainingly out-of-tune as a ring<br>
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Chris Pickford 4 Walmsley Court, High Street, Kinver, DY7 6HG Tel: 01384 <br>
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