[Bell Historians] Eastry Sanctus Bell

[davidhird_uk]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Richard Offen" 
<richard.offen at ...> wrote:
> 
> 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!
> 

I can think of 2 other examples of how tuning new bells in old style 
to fit the others failed. Melbourn & Masham. Clanking buckets.

David