[Bell Historians] Bell frame for sale (of no practical use)

[David Sloman]

Writtle old tenor M & S 1916 47 3/4 inches, 18-2-14

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  From: Andrew Bull 
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  Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 5:01 PM
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  So will these "quite a few people" be prepared to teach the locals to ring on an 18 cwt ring of six, or are they just after somewhere more interesting for their peals and quarters? Perhaps, then, the best plan would be to weld the existing tenor (I doubt if the Reverend Doctor has considered this) and leave them as a five?



  I suspect that the ex-Writtle tenor, which I now find was recast by Mears & Stainbank in 1917, will be somewhat larger in diameter than the existing Horton tenor, which is 44 ½ inches according to Bliss & Sharp. No doubt someone will be able to shoehorn a heavy six into the tower, but so far as I am aware no professional hanger or founder has inspected the tower or analysed the bells, so I would suspect that the feasibility of the proposed project is for the moment an matter of pure speculation.



  Andrew Bull




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  Have spoken to quite a few people about this, and the general 
  consensus is that they don't want ANOTHER 10cwt 6. There's far too 
  many of them around as it is, why have another? I count 7 c10 cwt in 
  the branch, what excuse is there for another? Why not have an easy 
  going heavier ring (Yate are very tough)...





              
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