[Bell Historians] Middle Rasen

[Aidan C A Hopkins]

On 11 Oct 2004 at 12:46, Mike Chester <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> --- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "nigelsdtaylor" 
> <nigeltaylor at k...> wrote:
> > > The 5th, 4th, and treble have been tuned, and a new 3rd cast to 
> > replace the very poor toned existing bell.
> 
> Pardon my ignorance, but Middle Rasen was a three. I assume that 
> these became 3,4 & 5 of a 6, on the basis that there is a new 3rd and the
> 4th & 5th have now been tuned. Why, then does the treble also need
> tuning? Surely it is almost a new bell.
> 
> Again, just curious!
> 
> Mike


I rang there on the Guild AGM day in, I think, April 2000 or 2001. I 
don't know much about the history, but I do recall that they sounded 
rather poor for a very recent augmentation. 

Aidan