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<div dir="ltr">Chris<div>Thanks for the advice. </div><div>Please could you tell me where I could obtain a copy of Bellframes: A practical guide.......?</div><div>Thanks.</div><div>Regards</div><div>Gerry Anniss</div><div>Steeplekeeper</div><div>St Marys, Almondsbury</div><div>07717474640</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 30 July 2017 at 10:24, 'Chris Pickford' <a href="mailto:c.j.pickford.t21@btinternet.com">c.j.pickford.t21@btinternet.com</a> [bellhistorians] <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p></p><div class="m_-56432036821506807WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A significant error in <i>Bellframes: a practical guide …</i> has just come to light, and I can see that it may cause confusion when trying to classify some types of frame. The error itself is minor (one word), but it’s enough to undermine the fundamental simplicity of the classification by main groups. 8.2.D.a is described as having “<b><i>wooden</i></b> sill, steel head …” – where (as this is in the “all metal” group) – the basic frame-type described has steel sills. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">There does seem to be confusion in submissions made to Dove regarding materials for metal frames, so it’s perhaps worth a quick overview as a reminder<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The main groups are<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7. Composite frames of wood and metal<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8. All metal frames, with sub-groups<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 8.1 Frames of steel and wrought iron<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 8.2 Steel frames with cast-iron components<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8.3 Cast-iron frames<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Basically<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-56432036821506807MsoListParagraph"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The materials define the groups (as above)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-56432036821506807MsoListParagraph"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Composite means timber and metal (but always with the bearings set in timber)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-56432036821506807MsoListParagraph"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Where the bearings are mounted is an aid to classification – are they on timber (=composite), steel or wrought-iron (groups 8.1 or 8.2 depending on the rest of the truss), or cast-iron (group 8.3)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-56432036821506807MsoListParagraph"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span>4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The conventions involve a degree of shorthand (so all cast-iron frames contain steelwork – but the convention for description is cast-iron)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-56432036821506807MsoListParagraph"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span>5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Yes, there are some oddities (8.3.C.b-d which look composite – but are shown here in the classification scheme because the bearings are on the cast-iron members)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-56432036821506807MsoListParagraph"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span>6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">There are two types of standard lowside frame – steel (8.1.B.a) and cast-iron (8.3.A.a-n); and the same for H-frame (8.1.F.e in steel and 8.3.C.e in cast-iron)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Old restoration reports (sometimes the source for updates) often say that bells have been rehung in steel frames – beware, this is very often just a layman’s or general description, and no guide at all to the actual materials used. Distinguishing between steelwork and castings is easy enough – as a rule of thumb steelwork has straight edges, which casting have moulded sections (e.g. for bearing bedplates, ribs etc)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Not a lecture! Just posting this in case it’s helpful to anyone who can’t quite get to grips with the nuances of the scheme. I’m always willing to help (within reason) with identifications and explanations, and certainly glad to hear of additional types and layouts (recurrent ones – the scheme can’t cover one-offs) for an eventual re-issue.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#5b9bd5">Chris Pickford<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#5b9bd5">E-mails</span></i><span style="color:#5b9bd5"> – moving to <a href="mailto:pickford5040@gmail.com" target="_blank">pickford5040@gmail.com</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p></p>
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