[Bell Historians] Re: Ropes - Help Please
Peter Rivet
peter at oBmMfUvWV5EyPf8I92OUpzykrPx6CRo9njeKiPOZfmGmlltN7Op9rRzbLsdvva0k-I0qVN5jVSXn4dQyM78v.yahoo.invalid
Sun Aug 1 23:04:09 BST 2010
In my earlier email I should have said polyester rather than terylene, as
that is the specification we were given.
Peter
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From: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
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Sent: 01 August 2010 22:58
To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Bell Historians] Re: Ropes - Help Please
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.
>
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