[Bell Historians] W. L. Bowles on tuning church bells - Bremhill

[whrrr1978]

The canons had certainly been removed before the 2001 work although I 
can also confirm this bell was uncomfortably heavy despite this! The 
bells were and are on girder headstocks, modified in 2001.

Mark

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Richard Offen" 
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>
> I was brought up with the sound of Bremhill bells & they sounded 
fine to me
> -partially helped by a meaty 6 in a good tower. They did not sound 
so fine
> to those with a better ear. The 4th was replaced in 1770 & the 2nd 
in 1826.
> So Billy Bowles, whose residence was the nearest property to the 
tower, left
> that legacy - the bells were not brought into tune until 2001 & the 
1826 2nd
> was far too flat - forcing the other bells to be tuned down. The 
tenor went
> from an actual 19.1.11 in F to 17.2.5 in E.
> 
>  
> 
> Don't be too mislead by the change in tenor weight.   I notice from 
the
> on-line Dover that Bremhill tenor  has had its canons removed.   
Assuming
> this was done during the 2001 restoration, this would probably 
account for
> getting on for a hundredweight of the weight loss you mention.
> 
>  
> 
> Richard
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