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[Richard Offen]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, matthewhigby at a... wrote:
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> Sorry I disagree on this one! The defenition of a bell is as 
follows:
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> 1 a deep inverted metal cup that sounds a clear musical note when 
struck.
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> I think this defenition got all those Liss Campanile Peals thrown 
out -  
> because the bells were not made of metal.
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> I have known about the Ausbel guys for some years - and I find 
their work is 
> very interesting indeed. The real challenge is still to be 
accomplished  
> though - how do you make a small bell sound like a big one? I am 
sure it's  
> possible.
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> (A very tired) Matthew
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What I find more interesting with the bells cast in Victoria is the 
high-tech manner of manufacture and mass replication of tuned bells 
using CNC lathes etc ...applied to British bell founding, I fear it 
would put Messrs Higson and Taylor out of a job pretty quickly, 
which, in my opinion, would be a very bad thing!   

Thank goodness for individuality!

R