[Bell Historians] leather washers

[Richard Offen]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, matthewhigby at a... wrote:
>  
>  
> In a message dated 11/04/2005 23:41:42 GMT Standard Time, 
richard at s...  
> writes:
> 
> Why bother to make them when you can buy them 'off the shelf' from 
> Whitechapel (other bell hangers may well do them too) - they'll 
even 
> sell you tapered ones for odd struck bells on headstocks without 
> twiddle pins!
> 
> R
> 
> 
> 
> Because, like most things from WBF - they are very expensive! I  
think they 
> cost about £3.50 + VAT last time I asked.
>  
> M
>  
> Matthew Higby & Co Ltd,
> Church Bell Engineers.
> Jasmine Cottage,
> The Street,
> Chilcompton,
> Bath,
> BA3 4HN.

I know I'll be accused of being biased, etc, but I would have said 
that it was a small price to pay for a component that's going to last 
and last and will help prevent clappers falling out at inconvenient 
moments!

I'm sure similar washers can be purchased from other, non-bell 
industry, suppliers - I'm not aware that WBF manufacture the flat 
washers themselves (they certainly make the tappered ones).

R