[Bell Historians] Eastry Sanctus Bell

[Richard Offen]

> 
>       1975-wasn't it around that time that a London Company turned 
a 
> light eight in Kent into dustbins, that had to be replaced by a 
fine 
> Taylor eight in the 1990's?
> 
> Alan
>

Ha ha!

Quite true.   In fairness, they were a very uninspiring eight before 
tuning commenced (I know, I rang loads of peals on them) and were 
even worse after!   

The bell I referred to was brand new and was a vicitm of having been 
cast at a time when its founders were not producing a product which, 
in my opinion, can hold a candle to bells that firm had produced 
previously, or since.   Eastry were never a well tuned five and 
sounded even worse after the old, cracked fourth was replaced!

Clearly the mid-70s was not a good period for SOME bell tuning!

R