[Bell Historians] Re: Bell Recordings

[Chris Pickford]

Grimthorpe designed these specifically for the purpose - and, as Stephen
Ivin has pointed out, it is a remarkable testimony to his understanding of
the subject that the bells came out in tune. It's nothing to do with
change-ringing or otherwise. The Westminster bells were a one-off

CP

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Willetts" <yahoogroups at b...>
To: <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 7:12 PM
Subject: [Bell Historians] Re: Bell Recordings


> David Cawley:
> > 1st quarter: 3' 9" 1 ton 1 cwt A
> > 2nd quarter: 4' 0" 1 ton 6 cwt G
> > 3rd quarter: 4' 6" 1 ton 15 cwt 0 qr 6 lb F
> > 4th quarter: 6' 0" 3 tons 17 cwt 3 qr 24 lb C
> > Big Ben: 9' 5.1/2" 16 tons 11 cwt 2 qr 20 lb* E
>
> Does anyone know why the notes are so high for the weight of bell? A
> change-ringing bell of 2 tons would be a note C, yet the 4th quarter is
> nearly twice that weight! Also compare 4th quarter - 77cwt in C - to
> Liverpool tenor - 82cwt in Ab. Or is the 4th quarter's note an octave
below
> a 40cwt change-ringing bell?
>
> And is this the same for all clock bells that aren't also change-ringing
> bells?
>
> Regards,
> Ben Willetts
>
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