FW: Re: Alphington

[David Bryant]

>From John Scott:

>From: JGMScottTrelake at ...
>To: davidbryant at ...
>Subject: Re: Alphington
>Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:23:02 EST
>
>Dear David,
>
>I've no idea where the weight given by Dove came from; it certainly seems
>excessive. Using a formula which I've worked out for weight/diameter
>coefficients, the diameter of 44 inches would give a coefficient of over 
>1.13 for 16 0 8
>which seems unlikely for a Bilbie bell: 0.98 for 13.3.23 or 0.94 for the 
>tuned
>weight, The other diameters are 28, 28 1/4, 29 3/4, 32, 33 7/8, 36 1/8, 
>39
>1/8.
>
>Anyway, I'm grateful for the information, and will put the correct weights
>into my record.
>Alphngton, is, by the way, the oldest complete ring of eight in the county
>cast as a ring.
>Yours, John.