[Bell Historians] Re: Groton, Massachusetts USA

[edward martin]

Don't know about wax, but Washington Cathedral tenor is indeed a beautiful
bell to handle IF the others don't hold up too much. Recently we have been
trying to improve our 10 bell rhythm with me on said bell. She purrs like a
kitten when rung just short of the balance indeed, last night I turned her
in to  some very brisk DNCB Major (3 bobs on the 6)

When I first came to Washington (in 1968) I believe that there was no carpet
in the ringing room, but the ceiling was covered in asbestos. About a decade
later this was removed at great expense and the result was that the sound
tended to bounce around a bit. Then was installed wall-wall carpet which
again affected the percieved sound.  I don't believe anything else has been
done since they were installed in 1964 other than to (shame) board up the
louvres on all sides which was done some 30 years ago The bells are barely
audible from across Wisconsin Avenue. A pity we cant get adjustable sound
control but there we are.

Eddie Martin

On 5/22/06, jimhedgcock <jameshedgcock at XO3ukFFAS9LHoLImHf70v67U_bDtiLLNqMPEWHZ0NZXL_Jee8vgoJts4Ul1yANdqgX3ikHOirVGJzg1c5GO3.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
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> --- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Richard Offen" <richard at ...>
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> > > 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.
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> > Certainly sounds like shipping weights to me!
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> > 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
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> > been done to the acoustics in Washington, so perhaps you just had
> > less wax in your ears last time you visited!
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> > R
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> As expected -with puerile comments.
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