[Bell Historians] Re: Sheldon St.Giles

[David Cawley]

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No. The bell used to hang on a (very rotten) wooden stock when it was at Sm=
all Heath.=20
Like all the other bells, it was tuned by John Taylor Bellfounders and hung=
by A C Berry.

DLC
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From: David Bryant=20
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Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [Bell Historians] Re: Sheldon St.Giles


> Can anyone explain why there seems to be a gap between the epoxy pad=20
> and the headstock on each of the bells with canon retaining=20
> headstocks?

Is the treble headstock by Carr? I note that it is a straight stock and t=
he bell is hung out using a large pad, rather than Taylor's more usual meth=
od of having a headstock which protrudes well below the gudgeon line (as in=
the picture of the 2nd).

> A light ring has been hung recently (by a different contractor), which =
have had the=20
> canons (except for the top inch or so) completely buried in resin. As t=
hey can't be=20
> seen now - it makes me wonder why they were ever kept in the first plac=
e.=20

How easy it it to remove resin pads - is there a solvent which will disso=
lve them?

David

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