[Bell Historians] Re: Trinity New york

[Richard Offen]

> 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
>

I realise there are a good number of historical examples of thin bells 
from earlier periods.   I just wondered why someone would chose 
the 'thin end of the wedge' when selecting a new ring, but in the case 
of New York there was a very good reason it seems!

R