[Bell Historians] Re: St Barnabas, Pimlico

[Alan Taylor]

I will attempt a description of what passes for stays and sliders. 

 

A metal pin extends out of one of the sides of the wooden headstock. This
then contacts a metal device attached to the frame. This might be called a
ratchet I believe. There is probably someone on this list who will know
about this system.

 

Alan

 

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Subject: [Bell Historians] Re: St Barnabas, Pimlico

 

  



Hi Alan,

Thanks for flagging up the YouTube videos, which are well worth a watch.
Forgive my ignorance, but can you describe the mechanism which the Pimlico
bells have for setting? Dove lists them as mid-19th century bells so,
assuming the frame and fittings are contemporary, was this an experimental
installation, or was there another common method of setting - apart from
stay and slider - still in use at that time?

S

--- In bellhistorians@ <mailto:bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com>
yahoogroups.com, "Alan Taylor" <alantaylor at ...> wrote:
>
> The bells are by no means easy to ring and also cursed by not having the
usual stays and sliders. The mechanisms do not have a breaking point like a
conventional stay and slider system. This means potential very serious
damage if a bell is hit hard against the present mechanism, which means in
reality that the bells can only be rung by ringers of experience and good
handling skills. Our long term plans are to get the bells re-hung.



           
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