[Bell Historians] Re: Stanton St John

[davidhird_uk]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Alan Birney" 
<alanjbirney at ...> wrote:
> 
> 
>         I think the term "expert" is not quite right. I think most 
> on here will know of or encountered DAC Advisors who are 
> not "experts".
>          it was my understanding that a DAC Advisor should give 
> sensible, unbiased reccomendations about work that may be needed, 
> and if a particular scheme gives value for money, etc.
> 
>         I can't quite see how we have "expert" Advisors, unless 
they 
> have previousley had a long time in employment with a Churchbell 
> hanging company or a long mechanical engineering experiance.
> 
>       If I use an example, someone who is a "proffesional" Gardner 
> who rings bells and has no mechanical background- if they are 
> appointed as a DAC Advisor, how can they be an expert?   They 
might 
> replace the odd rope or broken stay and they might have some 
common 
> sense, but does that make them an expert?

A similar situation exists with EH. A report I received from them 
started off by saying 'On such and such a date, our expert on bell 
frames, Mr ..... ......., visited....'.

I was completely baffled as to what made this person an expert since 
he had essentially just come out of the blue with no bell hanging 
experience that I or anyone else knew of. His advice made little 
sense at the time.

David