[Bell Historians] Harrington, Latham & Co

[Richard Offen]

> Sorry to hear of Richard's troubles with the tubulars at Swan Bells. 
They ought not to have "scaffolding poles" type sounds: the intonation 
ought to be quite soft as they are struck, or ought to be, by lignum-
vitae plugs in the hammer heads. Richard will remember the quaint 
plonking sounds which emanated from the tower of St Alphege, Seasalter: 
he successfully interceded forty years ago for my release from my 
father's shop in order to show him the things. 
> 
> DLC     

Now that takes me back!

Our example of a set of tubes at Swan are definitely not the best 
example I've heard as they are made up from two different sets and not 
well in tune.

R