[Bell Historians] Riverside bass bell

[David Willis]

I was told that another one of his phrases was . .
" There's no such thing as a bad bell , it's just that some are better
than others "
I can't quite go along with that . 
 
David

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Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Riverside bass bell
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Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 12:59 AM






Bill had several versions upon the same theme!

R

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Sent: Friday, 10 October 2008 5:34 AM
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Bill's phrase was "it's like hitting a cow up the arse with a wet
shovel"

Alan

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The Newark one sounds marginally better, but, in the words of the late,
great Bill Theobald, they both "sound like a cow's arse being hit with a
wet bullock!"

R

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Sent: Thursday, 9 October 2008 5:32 PM
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In a message dated 09/10/2008 08:42:40 GMT Standard Time,
richard.offen@ iinet.net. au writes:

The largest swinging bell in the world is now claimed to be at
Gotenba in Japan. At around 36 tons, I believe it was cast in 2006 by
Eijsbouts, but, interestingly, their web site makes no mention of it.
As far as I am aware the Riverside bourdon is still the largest tuned
bell in the world .unless someone else knows different.

Richard

I think that these may answer Jims question.

The recent Eijsbouts bell in Japan - looks untuned to me:

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=9urKCqrzUGM
<http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=9urKCqrzUGM> 

Peace Bell at Newport Kentucky (Cast by Paccard):

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=eI6Ll_QH9u0
<http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=eI6Ll_QH9u0> 

Both sound disappointing to my ears! Using Bill Hibberts Tuner - both
seem to have fairly wild harmonics!

Matthew

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