[Bell Historians] Re: St Barnabas, Pimlico

[stephen_dutfield]

Do you think that the rarity of 'latchet' stays like this might get E.H. hot under the collar in the event of a re-hang? I'm sure that the safety issue would over-ride in this case anyway, but I wonder whether they'd want parts of the current installation retained in the tower for posterity. Are there many others like this left? East Bergholt perhaps....

S



--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Alan Taylor" <alantaylor at ...> wrote:
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> I will attempt a description of what passes for stays and sliders. 
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> 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.
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> Alan
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> Hi Alan,
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> 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?
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> S
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> --- In bellhistorians@ <mailto:bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com>
> yahoogroups.com, "Alan Taylor" <alantaylor@> wrote:
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> > 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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