[Bell Historians] Alphington

[Andrew Higson]

Where did the weight of the tenor come from? Unless the tenor has been 
recast elsewhere since 1939 it is nowhere near 16 cwt. If its going nearer 
19 cwt maybe there is something amiss.

When they were rehung in a new frame and new fittings, canons being removed 
and staples drilled out the weights measured were (in and out respectively):

Treble, 5-0-26, 4-3-11
2nd, 5-0-20, 4-3-4
3rd, 5-2-7, 5-0-8
4th, 6-0-7, 5-2-21
5th, 7-1-4, 6-2-4
6th, 7-3-17, 7-1-10
7th, 10-0-9, 9-1-18
Tenor, 13-3-23, 13-1-12 690Hz, F

Andrew


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Bryant" <davidbryant at ...>
To: <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:05 AM
Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Alphington


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>>A Plaque in the tower quotes the bells as being 19cwt. They certainly go
>>heavier than 16!!
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> Never believe plaques in towers! (unless they are official bellfoundry 
> ones,
> and even then they're not always right) 19 cwt is probably an estimate 
> from
> before they were weighed. If the bells were rehung by Taylor's, the 
> measured
> weight of 16 cwt wlll have come from there.
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> David
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