[Bell Historians] Tenor Weights

[Chris Pickford]

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MessageMichael Lee's book on Peterborough gives as the notice and the archi=
ve, except 4 as 5-2-10 and tenor as 21-0-0. As this was probably taken from=
the same notice, I can only assume student (proper spelling this time!) er=
ror in having noted it as 21-2-0, but it does show the treble weights were =
"given out" as 4-2-27 and 5-0-17.

But can GAD shed light on what's right for the 4th? 5-2-10 or 5-2-20?

I see RW 3976 gives the weights of 3 and 4 at Peterborough as 4-0-17 and 4-=
2-18.=20

The articles in RW 3938 and 3976 (17 Oct.1986 p.913 and 10 July 1987 p.617 =
for those who prefer full references) are both in the "Foundry Focus" serie=
s. The first only gives the tenor weight - as 21-2-20 in E flat. The latte=
r gives all the weights, the twelve as 4-1-1, 4-0-17, 4-0-17, 4-2-18, 5-1-1=
2, 5-2-12, 6-3-8, 7-3-10, 9-1-18, 10-2-6, 14-1-12 and 21-1-20 in E flat. Sh=
arp second 4-0-11, and old tenor 27-0-9 in C (was 29-3-9 before tuning)

Comparison seems to indicate that the bells were weighed - but not retuned =
- in 1986. Hence minor variations - though minor is debatable for 1-2/10!

CP
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Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Tenor Weights


My notes (from an Archive) give all the weights as below EXCEPT:
Treble 4.0.27
2nd 4.2.17
Tenor 21.0.0
GAD
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Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Tenor Weights


From: Chris Pickford [mailto:c.j.pickford at t...]=20
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I used to ring regularly at St.John the Divine when I was a studen, an=
d the weights displayed in the tower were 4-2-27, 5-0-17, 5-1-12, 5-2-20, 6=
-3-11, 7-3-8, 9-1-23, 10-2-16, 14-1-21 and 21-2-0 (not 21-0-0 - interesting=
ly). I always assumed it was an exact weight, since the pucker weights were=
given for all the others. The weights had been shown on a framed notice f=
or quite a long time, so there was no secrecy here.=20

Didn't Taylor's have a policy of only releasing the weight of the tenor=
of complete rings until the 1960s/70s?

David=20


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