[Bell Historians] 19th century bells

[Michael Wilby]

Swan are a fine ring. The back 12 bear a similarity to their original familiar sound, however some judicous "butchery" on the tuning machine has done them a world of good - especially the tenor. Doubtless the tower has something to do with it, although considering its internal construction of glass and concrete I can't imagine it is of huge benefit. The acoustics internally - and externally - are good: all sixteen can be heared in changes.I suspect David was alluding to somewhere much closer to home.....MPAW --- George Dawson wrote: 
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The Swan Tower??
GAD
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From: "David Bryant" <djb122 at y...>
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Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] 19th century bells


> oakcroft13 wrote:
>
> > I still maintain that, given a tower that doesn't sway, good internal
> > and external acoustics, and fittings in tip-top condition, you get a
> > smashing ring whatever the tuning, within reason. I recently rang on
> > a moderately heavy peal of eight, true-harmonic tuned to the n'th
> > degree, which did not possess these attributes, and to me they were a
> > great disappointment.
>
> I could add that I think many people (especially ringers!) greatly
> underestimate the importance of tower accoustics. A moderate ring can
> sound good in an accoustically generous tower, but in an accoustically
> poor tower they will sound poor. Even good bells will not sound as good
> as they could if they are in an accoustically poor tower. For instance,
> the bells at Towcester sound really super, but apparently at Todmorden
> they sounded quite good but cold because the bellchamber was mostly
> louvres so they couldn't resonate. In being moved, they sound better,
> and the reverse is true where a highly rated ring can be moved after
> great trouble has been taken to save them and people ringing on them in
> their new home wonder what all the fuss was about. Yes, there is a very
> good example of this.....
>
> David
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