[Bell Historians] Re: Clapper failure information request

[David Bryant]

>I remembwer Pat Chapman telling me about twelve peal ringers standing
> outside Tewkesbury Abbey waiting for the locals to finish ringing for a
> wedding - and a clapper broke!

Has a clapper ever broken in a 12-bell final or eliminator? That could cause 
considerable problems.

Hope I'm not tempting fate here - ringing in the eliminator at Mancroft in a 
few weeks' time!

David