Ropes - Help Please

[christopher2725]

In South Wales at Nash aboutb 20 years ago I spliced prestretched polyester above the sally and all out troubles went away.I was able to  buy the rope in Bristol .Any rope  supplier should be able to obtain some
Chris

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, Alan Ellis <alan_ellis at ...> wrote:
>
> 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.
>