[Bell Historians] Bar Headstocks

[billy_clarke03]

I think the 2nd (treble of the light 8) was re-hung on a new 
headstock some years ago. The extra treble (5-0-0) is certainly on a 
bar headstock. Can't quite remember about the treble of the 12...I 
think it is still on a bar headstock.

Billy Clarke



--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Higson" 
<andrew_higson at t...> wrote:
> Matthew's winning, 2nd at Dublin is 6-2-13.I was banking on it 
being the 2nd 
> at Selby!
> 
> Andrew
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Bryant" <davidbryant at h...>
> To: <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 12:41 PM
> Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Bar Headstocks
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> > >Do we have a contender for the heaviest bell hung for full 
circle ringing
> >>on a bar headstock? I'll start with the treble of 10 at 
Huddersfield.
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> > Hasn't that been rehung on a cast iron stock by Fred Pembleton?
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> > I can think of a few heavier ones. Some of the front bells at St 
> > Patrick's,
> > Dublin, have bar stocks - not sure how far round these go but no 
doubt
> > somebody will know. The two trebles of ten at Selby used to have 
them, but
> > they were replaced when the bells were augmented.
> >
> > David
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