Groton, Massachusetts USA

[jimhedgcock]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Richard Offen" <richard at ...> 
wrote:
>
> 
> > The tenor of the old eight was given in Dove as 22 0 17.
> > The gross weight on the new tenor as written on the bell is 22 0  
> 5.  
> > The net weight written on it is  21  1  21, There are also some 
> > dimensions on it ?' 11" x 3' 11"x  4' 8". ? = figure on my 
> photograph 
> > obscured by frame.  All the others have similar details. 6th has 
> M&S 
> > GROTON via BOSTON No.6 GROSS  8  3  27, NETT 8  2  14, MEAS 2' 
11" 
> x 2' 
> > 11" x 3' 6" ( last figure difficult to read from photo.) Frame 
all 
> > marked up M&S Groton via Boston. Until my recent revisit to 
> Washington 
> > Cathedral I had always considered Groton to be the best sounding 
> ringin 
> > peal in North America. Washington sounded very much improved from 
> my 
> > previous visit - but then I could be mistaken, as no doubt, 
> somebody 
> > would rush to point out.
> 
> 
> Certainly sounds like shipping weights to me!
> 
> Both Groton and Washington Cathedral are superb sounding rings (for 
> ringability, I still think the Cathedral tenor is the most well-
> mannered 32 cwt of bell in the world!) - not aware that anything 
has 
> been done to the acoustics in Washington, so perhaps you just had 
> less wax in your ears last time you visited!
> 
> R
>
As expected -with puerile comments.