[Bell Historians] Warners and Harmonic Tuning

[Mark Humphreys]

If you had to ring there every week I don't think you'd be quite so
enthusiastic! End of a hot, sweaty day at work, ring at Cornhill or go
to the pub - absolutely no decision to make whatsoever!

Mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Offen [mailto:richard.offen at o...] 
> Sent: 20 June 2004 16:25
> To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Warners and Harmonic Tuning
> 
> 
> --- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "jimhedgcock" 
> <jameshedgcock at h...> wrote:
> > --- >> Which brings me on to another issue - that of casting
> > bells "old style" to
> > > match. Invariably the ones I have heard do not match - I know
> that
> > > sometimes the bells are not the right shape to match but when
> > attempts have
> > > been made to get the profile the same as the old bells they still
> > don't
> > > match.
> > > 
> > >I remember a recently deceased prominent ringer telling me that he
> > attended the re-dedication at Cornhill. Standing outside, with the
> > founder of the new bells, Mr.Hughes was told that he ought to be 
> > ashamed of selling such products!
> 
> I'm probably in a very small minority, but I actually rather like 
> Cornhill! They have a good deal more character than many twelves I 
> can think of!
> 
> R
> 
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