[Bell Historians] Digest Number 506

[Neil Skelton]

Seems my e mail to Lorraine went to everyone on the bellhistorians list.
Sorry.

Neil.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Skelton" <neil.tcct at v...>
To: <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Digest Number 506


> Dear Lorraine
>
> Welcome to TCCT!
>
> REVELSTOKE: There is no guide book as such but a two-sided A4 sheet
compiled
> some years ago by a local. I have a copy and will send it to you.
>
> PRINCETOWN: A fairly recent vesting and, to date, no guide book. I seem to
> recall that someone is down to do it in preparation for the opening of the
> church, which is probably at least two years off. Sarah's excellent
'potted
> history' on page 20 of the 2000-2001 Review & Report (with colour photo)
> might be of interest to Mr Clayton. There should be spare copies in
London.
>
> Neil.
>
> Neil.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Willetts" <ben at b...>
> To: <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 12:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Digest Number 506
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> > Andrew Bull:
> > > That having been said, [Chris Dalton's] descriptions of bells
> > > in his Dorset books adds a whole new dimension to the survey.
> > > I am now desperate to have a ring at Bagshot, Surrey, after
> > > Dalton's description of them ... 3rd pretty good, 4th weird,
> > > 6th good, 7th pretty good but old-style-ish, tenor extraordinary".
> >
> > Those descriptions by themselves seem rather useless. "Pretty good"
under
> > what criteria? What do "weird" or "extraordinary" tell us? Are they
good
> > sounds or bad sounds? Perhaps the tenor sounds like someone revving a
car
> > engine - that would certainly be extraordinary.
> >
> > As it happens, Bagshot is in my Guild, and I've rung a peal there. The
> > tenor sounds bad, reminiscent of a tin bath perhaps, but I wouldn't call
> it
> > "extraordinary". Lots of bells sound crap.
> >
> > Ben
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