[Bell Historians] Taylor Headstocks

[David Bryant]

> What made me curious was I noticed how close the holes for the bell
> bolts and the clapper staple were together! Large amounts of nearby
> metal missing! Any crowns fallen out due to this?

A lot of them, especially on small bells, only have three bolts - two for
bell bolts and one for the clapper. Modern Taylor CI headstocks for little
bells are similar in this respect. Whitechapel ones have 4 bolting lugs,
plus staple bolt.

David