[Bell Historians] weights & measures

[David Bryant]

> The weight of a tenor or any other bell will depend on the weighing
machine
> used for that particular bell. The only true way is for every bell to be
> taken down and weighed on the same machine, which must have been checked
by
> the weights and measures authority and stamped by Customs. You would not
> dream of drinking a 'pint' of beer from an unstamped glass as you could
not
> be sure that the glass being used actually contains a pint.

But we're not talking minute measurements here though Jim - the resolution
only goes dove to the nearest pound.

David