[Bell Historians] Re: St Barnabas, Pimlico

[stephen_dutfield]

That's all good news - let's hope it comes to fruition in the not-too-distant future.... Then someone can have a go at cleaning the guano off the clock!

S



--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Alan Taylor" <alantaylor at ...> wrote:
>
> We have the DAC bell advisor on side. And I think I would trust him to deal
> with EH. We would re-hang the bells in the present frame which is in very
> good nick.
> 
> Alan
> 
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> Subject: [Bell Historians] Re: St Barnabas, Pimlico
> 
>   
> 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@> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Alan
> > 
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> > 
> > _____ 
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> > From: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com]
> > On Behalf Of stephen_dutfield
> > Sent: 19 December 2009 14:32
> > To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Bell Historians] Re: St Barnabas, Pimlico
> > 
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> > 
> > 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@> 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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