[Bell Historians] Groton,use of list.

[Bickerton, Roderic K (SELEX) (UK)]

Fair comment, they were probably at least as good as  of William Blews,
Harrison of Barton on Humber or Charles Carr of Smethwick. They do get
some harsh treatment, I remember Bryanstone as being a good powerful
nice toned 6. What happened when they became 8? Warner's would not
recognise the noise they now make. 



RCO wrote:-
"Mind you, for casting in stone, I think we need the return of John
Warner & Co ...I always thought Inverness ninth had been cast in granite
rather than bell metal!"

Come on Richard,Warner's were not the only foundry to 'cast in granite'.

Emmanuel,Plymouth (21-2-12 in E-flat) are an excellent original Warner
eight.  Warner's were innovators on their day - aluminium headstocks and
did those wonderful 'gimbal' bearings at York Minster ever work?  It is
time we saw a history book on the Warner Foundry.