[Bell Historians] clappers

[jimhedgcock]

It was a 'wind up' to fool one of the gullible ringers!
--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, Andrew Bull <a.bull at s...> 
wrote:
> I remember hearing a story about a special clapper in the tenor at 
the
> Pierhead, Liverpool. Apparently Eayre & Smith developed a plastic 
clapper
> after numerous breakages.
> 
> Anyone else heard the story ???!!!!
> 
> Andrew Bull
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Aspland [mailto:aaspland at y...]
> Sent: 29 April 2003 18:13
> To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] clappers
> 
> 
> I heard one day a gentleman say that if you could attach an iron 
ball to a
> Carbon Fibre shaft you would ahve the best of clappers. Yes please 
some
> research - it has been raining clappers at Leeds recently - an SG 
for the
> eleventh only managed a year and a bit!
> Andrew
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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