[Bell Historians] Musical scales, bell register

[Carl S Zimmerman]

At 10:42 +0000 06/12/04, Bickerton, Roderic K \(SELEX\) \(UK\) asked:
>Regarding the bell register, why have notes at all?
>Surely the frequencies (Hz) are all that is necessary, and preferably
>all 5.

Because note names are far more meaningful to people than frequencies 
are.  People are, after all, the ultimate users of the information 
gathered.

CSZ