Tubular Bells
George Dawson
George at d...
Wed Mar 31 12:29:52 BST 2004
Thanks, I'd got a Times reference to it.
GAD
> George
>
> I kept off the details because there are only six tubes visible but eight
> sets of hammers, eight ropes where they connect with the hammers but only
> seven and seven holes at floor level (one rope disappears at the lower
> horizontal bar of the frame). Given that the visible tubes vary
considerably
> in length, I would have assumed that if eight, all would have been
visible.
> Clearly, the artist was not one for accuracy.
>
> I would guess that eight tubes were delivered, even if they are not
visible
> in the illustration.
>
> Neil.
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