[Bell Historians] Elphick Trapezia

George Dawson George at d...
Tue Feb 19 15:20:54 GMT 2002


> > I've been looking at James Harrisons short form bells and they are
> quite consistent in their profiles.
>
> I recorded Castleton a few weeks ago, but did not take measurements.
> Assessing them by eye, the trebles and tenors looked to be roughly
> the same height, but the tenors are much wider. This is confirmed by
> their tuning, the trebles are pretty standard old-style, the tenors
> are something special. I have some photos too, all to go on the
> website when I have time.

My figures for Castleton are:
1. 13.10, 5.83
2. 12.88, 5.84
3. 11.77, 5.88
4. 11.53, 5.83
5. 11.55, 5.82
6. 11.51, 5.86
7. 11.48, 5.83
8. 11.63, 5.78

Thus you can see the later two treble are taller than the rest which are
similar. The shoulder diameters are reasonably close together.
Would the photos scan?

Regards
George






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