[Bell Historians] Re: 'Simpson' tuning

[David Cawley]

As John Scott said:

"The bells are not tuned as modern bells would be...Yet like the people of 
God, each seeks perfection in its own way and together they make music the 
finer for their diversity."

Thought for the Week?

DLC

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From: "David Bryant" <davidbryant at UzWS86_e3xwbX8zFcrryUAvGKHbtRYPaoJokVyB6GggQep69ZS5XJ8WxrVWdXt2E1aCI1QV1HVrKCN6HyBseITfQ.yahoo.invalid>
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Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 5:44 PM
Subject: [Bell Historians] Re: 'Simpson' tuning


>> mixture of old-style and true-harmonic in one peal shows neither off
> to best advantage.
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> But there are some very successful rings containing a mixture. That
> said, those which usually work best have a good back end and possibly
> also a good front end which does a lot to cover up inadequacies in the
> middle - Exeter Cathedral ia a case in point. Cast by five different
> founders at eight different dates, they are nonetheless a very fine
> twelve. The front three, 7th and tenor are true harmonic Taylor bells,
> and the 9th, 10th and 110th Purdue, Evans, Purdue respectively) are,
> after tuning by Taylor's in 1902, effectively true-harmonic. Some of
> the middle bells are not so good, and although this is noticeable if
> they are rung on their own it is not really an issue when all 12 are
> rung together.
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> David
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