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<DIV><SPAN class=281020319-07012012><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
agree that we ought to retain a ringable set of steel bells somewhere
so that future generations know what they sound like. Whether these are
appropriate for the job I am not so sure. I remember ringing at
Moseley one Sunday evening immediately after a visiting band had finished a
quarter peal. One of the ringers said that she had burst out laughing
after hearing them in rounds!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=281020319-07012012><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Peter
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Richard Offen<BR><B>Sent:</B> 07 January 2012
18:10<BR><B>To:</B> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Bell Historians] Moseley St Mary - Steel Bells<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><SPAN
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<DIV>Surely a home where the bells cannot actually be rung would be the best
one for all concerned!!!</DIV>
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<DIV>R<BR><BR>Sent from Richard Offen's iPhone</DIV>
<DIV><BR>On 07/01/2012, at 6:20 PM, <A
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<DIV>The honest answer is that no-one knows yet. Their fate will be
decided next week. They will not be destroyed, but there are alternatives,
all of which meet the requirements of the faculty.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Trustees have worked extremely hard over a period of more than two
years to find a home for them. Many leads have proved fruitless. The homes
that are contenders are not locations where they can be actually rung.</DIV>
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<DIV>Needless to say there are many who would like to see them retained. As
usual they always sound better the further you are from them - none of the
local ringers or parishioners share this desire. In this particular case,
owing to the fact that they are rust buckets, even the CBC feel there is no
merit in their retention. And as most will know only 7 are ringable and
those are declining fast.</DIV>
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<DIV>Richard<BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone</DIV>
<DIV><BR>On 7 Jan 2012, at 09:49, "George Dawson" <<A
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Richard
might like to enlighten us all as to the fate of the steel
bells??<O></O></SPAN></P>
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<P><BR><BR>>----- ------- Original Message ------- -----<BR>>From:
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href="mailto:richard%40grimmett.org">richard@wX7RoujcGQdQ5ssTLcdO_jhTxntIBWKpesm2iy2cjQZVqmFsJNWEv60GlnMcarTyN3fIkxrvPadgZa23.yahoo.invalid</A><BR>>To:
Bell Historians<BR>><<A
href="mailto:bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>>,<BR>>
Change Ringers <<A
href="mailto:change-ringers%40bellringers.org">change-ringers@bellringers.org</A>><BR>>Sent:
Fri, 6 Jan 2012 22:35:44<BR>><BR>>The last opportunity to ring the
steel bells at<BR>>Moseley is on January 15th from 12:00 -14:00
prior<BR>>to their removal the following day. There will be a<BR>>£3
charge per person.<BR>><BR>>The bells will be replaced with a ring
of 10<BR>>weighing 18 and a half hundredweight. Seven bells<BR>>will
be cast to G&J profiles to match 3 bells<BR>>rescued from Greenock.
All the work will be<BR>>undertaken by
Taylor's.<BR>><BR>>Richard<BR>><BR>>Sent from my
iPhone<BR><BR>Mark Regan<BR>22 Sebright Avenue<BR>Worcester<BR>WR5
2HH<BR>07971 573688<BR>01905 354339<BR>01905 855253<O></O></P></DIV>
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