[Bell Historians] Steel bell dimensions versus bell metal

[davidhird_uk]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Alan J.Birney" 
<fartwell2000 at y...> wrote:
> 
> --- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Nick Bowden" 
> <nickwbowden at f...> wrote:
> > From: David Cawley
> > I see we have an alternative now for Belmont, source not quoted, 
> 10.3.3,
> > which narrows the gap a little.
> > 
> > 
> > I believe 10.3.3 was the weight quoted in Dove (when chimes 
> appeared) but as
> > we've seen with Alphington this may not have been correct.
> > Nick
> 
> Indeed it is from an early Dove, Nick.
> Unless Belmont have been rehung quite recently, I suspect both 
> weights for the Tenor may be wrong as Belmont are very heavily 
> corroded and if I am not mistaken, at least one bell has a hole in 
it.
> I am surprised that no one actually bothers (for novelty value) 
to 
> have them on tower tours.
> It is possible for six ringers to chime them to changes as the 
ropes 
> hang down in two rows of three.
> Up in the bellchamber, there are two beams set at an angle and 
three 
> bells are hung from each (the bells hang at an angle).
> The chiming rope goes to the clapper.
> You pull the rope which lifts the clapper then let the rope go 
which 
> drops the clapper onto the bell- a clapper spring is fitted to 
lift 
> clapper off the bell after it has struck.
> The clock is fitted with a hammer to strike the hours on the 
Tenor, 
> but has never been in use anytime I have been up.
> I did lift the hammer out of the way a long time ago as the 
hammer 
> was resting on the bell.
> The chiming machine was not in existance in the 1980s as far as 
I 
> am aware.
> I can go and record the bells and take physical measurements if 
> anyone wants them.
> 
> Alan

A posted sound clip would be good.

David