[Bell Historians] Ropes - Help Please

[Peter Rivet]

On the basis of recent experience at Lancaster Priory, terylene top ends can make an enormous difference if you have the awkward combination of a long draught and high rainfall.  We used to have a serious problem with ropes shrinking and stretching on the south side of the tower, which gets the prevailing wind; now it's been all but eliminated.

As for new ropes: although he operates on a small scale and doesn't advertise I am happy to recommend Philip Pratt: philip at TzqmfMs1yD2xE1Oa-NJEDimdJhbxYZxc7UZsG6FMjwzYVaMpyOtXDb64HUB3NvHVYQrcd_h8CuJKqi6VuQ.yahoo.invalid .  He supplied two excellent quality ropes last year, with a good delivery time.
Peter Rivet


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  Subject: [Bell Historians] Ropes - Help Please


    
  Hello Everyone,

  We are at the end of our rope(s).  :-)

  Our current ropes are only two years old and we have yet to be able to eliminate the elasticity.    Our tower captain hates them and our visitors dislike them and have trouble with them.   Our ringing friends in Seattle no longer like to visit even.

  We have hung weights on the end for weeks but the elasticity comes back as soon as the weather warms up.  They were regular ropes with a silicone coating above the sally.

  This was the fourth complete set we have had over the years  from Peter Minchin.  All the other sets were completely satisfactory and lasted 8 to 10 years, depending upon the amount of ringing and the care taken by the steeplekeeper.

  Of course this was all my fault because I did not order this latest set of ropes with terylene tops!   :-(

  We would appreciate any and all suggestions, from replacing them with a new set having terylene tops, to splicing in terylene tops to the existing sallies, to changing suppliers.   Come to that, are there any suppliers left these days, or have they all retired?

  Your suggestions will be gratefully appreciated,

  Alan Ellis
  Holy Rosary Cathedral
  Vancouver, B.C.
   


   




             
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