Arreton

[Tim Jackson]

It was the fact that the old 4th had apparently been "raised" a semi-tone
that I thought was slightly unusual.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Jackson" <Tim at t...>
To: "Bell Historians" <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 5:41 PM
Subject: Arreton


> I rang at Arreton last week, recently restored by Andrew Nicholson. The
> bells have been tuned but the tenor note is still quoted as G sharp/A
flat.
>
> The old 3rd is now on display in the church, and a new bell has been cast.
> However, this new bell is the 4th and the old 4th is now the new 3rd.
This
> struck me as slightly unusual.
>
> Does anyone know of any other instances where a bell now occupies a
position
> "higher up" the ring?
>