[Bell Historians] Re: Trinity New york

[Andrew Higson]

I have always been curious as to why there are so many fat D bells. Why
make a 32 cwt bell when 24 cwt is patently sufficient? I don't think it
was salesmanship.
 
South Petherton are tuned to the odd pitch because Swindon are too and
David Purnell specified that he wanted an exact copy of Swindon with two
trebles.
 
Swindon, in common with other 50.5" diameter bells of the time were
tuned so that the tenor did not exceed 22 cwt - the weight of the bell
at that time being the primary factor influencing its cost. Newport is
the flattest of these at 599Hz.
 
A
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[mailto:bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Offen
Sent: 15 September 2006 10:24
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Subject: [Bell Historians] Re: Trinity New york




> 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



 
           
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