[Bell Historians] High Ham

[matthewhigby at a...]

In a message dated 04/04/2003 18:27:09 GMT Daylight Time, djb122 at y... 
writes:


> I see that this week's RW mentions the restoration of the heavy five at High
> Ham (which, in true Somerset fashion, proved quite a bit lighter than
> reputed!) Does anyone know exactly what was done? it mentions that the 4th
> was badly cracked, and I wonder whether this was a recent development. I
> rang there a few times three or four years ago, and I don't remember
> noticing that it sounded cracked.
> 

The 4th was welded and the treble tuned. All five have been rehung with new 
fittings in the old frame. The 4th had been badly cracked for years - see 
tower advisors report in past B&W reports.

MRTH
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