Cracked

[Richard Offen]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Wilby" <andrew at w...> 
wrote:
> <I wonder why it cracked? Could it have been as a result of
> machining too much metal out in the wrong places?>
> 
> Nah!
> It's brilliant marketing and branding of course. Most of you 
wouldn't
> understand.
> 
> Whitechapel's fame and standing is founded in their reputation for 
producing the
> most famous cracked bells in the world.
> Big Ben, the Liberty bell etc.
> 
> It's company policy obviously:-)

Was that really called for?

R