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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>It’s ex-Werrington, Northants – here’s a photo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#1F3864'>Chris Pickford</span></i></b><span style='color:#1F3864'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2F5496'>Kinver (UK)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2F5496'>Tel: 07811-453525<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2F5496'>e-mail: </span><a href="mailto:pickford5040@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>pickford5040@gmail.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Bell-historians <bell-historians-bounces@lists.ringingworld.co.uk> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrew Wilby<br><b>Sent:</b> 27 July 2022 22:02<br><b>To:</b> An email mailing list for ringers to discuss bell history and related topics. <bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bell Historians] Access to a long-waisted bell for an experiment<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bill<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>We have one in the Foundry Museum and as ever you are welcome to whatever you need. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Get in touch? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Andrew <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, 25 Jul 2022, 20:54 , <<a href="mailto:bill@hibberts.co.uk">bill@hibberts.co.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I would like to get access to a long-waisted bell to take some measurements and recordings. I am hoping that a list member may know of a bell I could use for this experiment, or know of someone else who could help.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If there is any doubt, by long-waisted I mean a bell that looks like one of the pictures here: <a href="https://www.hibberts.co.uk/long-waisted-bells/" target="_blank">https://www.hibberts.co.uk/long-waisted-bells/</a> . Suitable bells are likely to date from the 1100s or 1200s. The purpose of the investigation is to confirm the naming of partials for this type of bell. I believe that the main partials in these bells are in a different frequency order than those in a modern-shaped bell. I would like to confirm this by testing an example.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The experiment involves marking up the rim of the bell with chalk, and then taking recordings while striking the bell at multiple points around the rim. This means that safe access is needed all round the bell – for example, a bell in a turret is unlikely to be suitable.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>For those who are interested in the detail, a similar experiment conducted on a bell of conventional shape is described here: <a href="https://www.hibberts.co.uk/identifying-bell-partials/" target="_blank">https://www.hibberts.co.uk/identifying-bell-partials/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I realise this is quite a cheeky request, I am hoping that local knowledge from list members will avoid me having to email dozens of tower correspondents and churchwardens in the search for a suitable candidate.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Please reply to <a href="mailto:bill@hibberts.co.uk" target="_blank">bill@hibberts.co.uk</a> rather than the list, and thanks in advance for any help you can give me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Bill H<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Bell-historians mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk" target="_blank">Bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk</a><br><a href="https://lists.ringingworld.co.uk/listinfo/bell-historians" target="_blank">https://lists.ringingworld.co.uk/listinfo/bell-historians</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>