[Bell Historians] Re: Coventry (was William Wooding Starmer)

[Susan Dalton]

>From: "Richard Offen" <richard.offen at o...>
>To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Bell Historians] Re: Coventry (was William Wooding Starmer)
>Date: Wed, Apr 28, 2004, 4:10 pm
>

>> Coventry, St Michael. Peal tested May 6th. 1926
>> 10th 157 277 341 449 558
>> 9th 168 312 376 492 616
>> 8th 185 352 424 534 695
>> 7th 194 375 451 558 740
>> 6th 235 395 508 660 842
>> 5th 256 443 560 743 928
>> 4th 280 481 624 844 1044
>> 3rd 287 508 664 856 1114
>> 2nd 330 544 744 972 1244
>> Treb 364 614 824 1104 1376
>>
>> Over to you Bill.
>>
>> DrL
>
> Look like a fairly bog standard old ten to me! Although the
> fundamentals and fifths of the back bells are far better in tune than
> many I've seen, which must have helped them to be a bit above
> average. Probably another case of the tower offering lots of help!
>
> R
>
- and yer average ringer's 'whelk-like ear' (CJP, at least, will remember
whom I am quoting here) even more help...

Seriously, it is good to have these figures. And, again seriously, I still
think St Mary's Shrewsbury back eight are remarkably good (Taylors no doubt
have the tuning figures for these before they re-tuned them).

C D