John Harrison

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Which Harrison are you referring to Charles?   The dates I have for Longitude Harrisaon are 1693-1776.   A full account of the involvement of the Harrison family in bellhanging and bellfounding is in the Second edition of Lincolnmshire Bells and Bellfounding which went to print yesterday.

---- Charles Lucy <lucy at 7Ew29VPx8-ApYENEAETBHL2tPBrglQIGe9QGSMoPn7mSM1GqtuHdjjdgLdW1TYcRt8uUmHOaT0k.yahoo.invalid> wrote: 
> You illustrate my point exactly.
> 
> Which Harrison bells are you referring to?
> 
> It seems that so-called "Harrison" bells were actually made and tuned  
> by people than the John Harrison of Longitude fame.
> 
> Please check your dates, and you (I expect) will find that your  
> "Harrison bells" do not exist.
> 
> John Harrison (1629-1695)
> 
> 
> see:
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> http://www.lucytune.com/new_to_lt/pitch_01.html
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> 
> I would be very grateful if you can prove me wrong, and actually  
> enable me to record real Harrison bells, produced during his lifetime  
> for I have yet to find any to test.
> 
> 
> On 14 Oct 2009, at 21:58, David Bryant wrote:
> 
> >
> > "Which question David?"
> >
> > This one:
> >
> > "Why should a peal be tuned in this manner in preference to any  
> > other system?   What advantage does this give? I am not aware  
> > thatHarrison’s bells are stunningly better than anything else from  
> > the same period."
> >
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> > 
> 
> Charles Lucy
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