[Bell Historians] Re: Trinity New york

[David Bryant]

>Given that there is a very wide variance in the size rings in D by this
>founder, Lichfield at almost 32 cwt and South Petherton at the other
>end of the scale (although South Petherton tenor is almost half a
>semitone sharp of D - why?), I was intrigued to know why the thinner
>end of the scale had been chosen ...now we know.

They get lighter than that! Newport is a D, and the 19 cwt 7th at Ilminster 
is presumably borderline D/Eb (the remarkable Bilbie tenor is 22 cwt and 
borderline C/C#).

David