[Bell Historians] FW: G&J 'Major Thirds'

[George Dawson]

I understand that heavy tuning in the crown, which leaves the bell weak,
hence the Oakham disaster where the bell broke in half after a few years.
The new tenor is a minor thirds bell.
GAD
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From: "Andrew Aspland" <aaspland at y...>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 7:09 PM
Subject: [Bell Historians] FW: G&J 'Major Thirds'


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> From: aaspland [mailto:aaspland at s...]
> Sent: 17 February 2002 19:16
> To: Bellhistorians
> Subject: G&J 'Major Thirds'
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> Dear All
> What do we know about Gillett and Johnston and their attempts at major
third
> bells? Some of their tenors have a distinctive major third sound
epsecially
> those slightly earlier ones (1915 to 1925). At Birstall, Yorkshire there
is
> a 22cwt Eflat eight cast by G&J in 1919 - I have not done an electronic
> analysis but to my ear the tenor fifth and fourth have a major third
quality
> and the others minor - this would mean that all the thirds are in the
Eflat
> scale (except the treble). Has anyone got any actual figures and how did
> G&J achieve this sound wiht a bell of fairly traditional shape?
> Andrew
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