[Bell Historians] Nominal or hum

Andrew Higson andrew-higson at Ns5xNLaVmCIdwwlR5tCQRo0T_er2XHLhP0hYaZWxmW5fRNRbUyimO_czEwxc6HDgwpoHieszWp9VDtl6rZP6deTd7PVIDWkHB3Y.yahoo.invalid
Tue Apr 15 09:38:50 BST 2008


A good question.

 

My perception is that the change from nominal dominated to hum dominated
tone occurs between a 13" (or there abouts) F and the D above. That fits
nicely in with using the C in between as the change over point.

 

 

Andrew Higson

Taylors Eayre and Smith Ltd

The Bellfoundry

Freehold Street

Loughborough

LE11 1AR

Telephone: 01509 212241 Fax: 01509 263305 Registered in England No.
1352309

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From: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
[mailto:bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Offen
Sent: 15 April 2008 09:26
To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Nominal or hum

 

I would suggest "4 x y" -(where y = hum note of bell) would be the least
confusing way of doing it.

 

Just out of interests, at what diameter do you swap from nominal to hum?

 

Richard

 

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From: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
[mailto:bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Higson
Sent: Tuesday, 15 April 2008 3:43 PM
To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Bell Historians] Nominal or hum

 

John Baldwin and I have been discussing the best way to display the
details of the new carillon bells at the Minster in the Dove entry.

 

One thing we are unsure about is how best to show the pitch of the
smallest bells, this being because their pitch is more determined by the
hum than the nominal. In fact the nominals of these small bells are very
weak and almost un-measurable. 

 

In the Taylor records we show the hum for the smaller bells; would this
cause confusion or would it be better to put a hypothetical 4xhum note
value?

 

We would welcome your comments.

 

TIA

 

Andrew Higson

Taylors Eayre and Smith Ltd

The Bellfoundry

Freehold Street

Loughborough

LE11 1AR

Telephone: 01509 212241 Fax: 01509 263305 Registered in England No.
1352309

 

 

           
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