[Bell Historians] Muffles

[Peter Whisker]

Both towers I regularly ring at (St. Peter's Chertsey & St. Peter's 
Staines) have recently bought the Big Wilf muffles and the South African 
rubberised paint he supplies. We have found both excellent. The muffles 
are well made and the paint is excellent at stopping them slipping.

Don't paint the clappers with the bells up! Another tower I heard of did 
this. Apart from being very dangerous, if you survive, you will end up 
with the clapper stuck to the bell!

The paint takes weeks to wear off  your hands so wear latex gloves or 
similar.

Peter


Alan Taylor wrote:
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> Good experience with them at St Clement Danes. But, if you have shinny 
> slippery clappers you do need to paint the part of the shank where the 
> muffle is fixed and the flight. Big Wilf supplies the paint.
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> Alan
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> *From:* bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com 
> [mailto:bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Dickon Love
> *Sent:* 08 March 2009 14:26
> *To:* bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* [Bell Historians] Muffles
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> What are people's experience with Big Wilf's muffles as opposed to the
> standard Whitechapel muffles? Is it true the clappers have to be
> treated with a non-slip paint first?
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> Advice welcome.
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> DrL
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