[Bell Historians] FW: Aluminimum bells

[Alan Ellis]

Hi Iain,

You're obviously using an American spell-checker. :-)

Many countries of the world (not just USA and Canada) spell it aluminum 
and pronounce it al-lume-min-num (Sorry - never could spell 
phonetically).  Four syllables instead of five.  They leave out the ' i 
'.  

As an Englishman I know full well that it should be aluminium.   
Apparently, aluminium is the original and correct spelling.  But then  
someone is certain to dispute that.
 
Best wishes

Alan
Vancouver



Iain Mitchell wrote:

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> Are the losses the same from aluminium compared to bronze, what is the 
> casting temp as compared to bronze.......................Finally why 
> does my pc reckon that i've spelt aluminium incorrectly!!
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> From: Dwhgodwin at 769moj9WS_cV0zxgLwYgYpWwWPW_-7TbkOkuwMRN8QBPfp-SUIvfvxTnZex7dkg_EtzrpiZvfYaILQ.yahoo.invalid <mailto:Dwhgodwin at 769moj9WS_cV0zxgLwYgYpWwWPW_-7TbkOkuwMRN8QBPfp-SUIvfvxTnZex7dkg_EtzrpiZvfYaILQ.yahoo.invalid>
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> Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] FW: Aluminimum bells
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> Good stuff, any idea roughly the bell will weigh? I'd guess also the 
> pitch is going to be some what higher than a bell metal bell of the 
> same size, my experience with aluminium patterns for bells is that 
> they are about a perfect fourth higher should that be so with this one?
>
> David Godwin
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> Sent: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:25
> Subject: [Bell Historians] FW: Aluminimum bells
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> We now have the spec for the aluminium from the melted down tornado:
>  
> 90.92% Aluminium
> 3% Copper
> 3% Zinc
> 0.46% Magnesium
> 0.89% Silicon
> 0.69% Iron
> 0.86% Nichol
> 0.01% Lead
> 0.01% Tin
> 0.08% Titanium
> 0.08% Chrome
>  
>  
> Andrew Higson
> John Taylor & Co.
> The Bellfoundry
> Freehold Street
> Loughborough
> LE11 1AR
> Telephone: 01509 212241 Fax: 01509 263305 Registered in England No. 
> 7032766
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> From: Andrew Higson
> Sent: 23 June 2010 08:17
> To: 'bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: Aluminimum bells
>  
> We are in the process of making a 60” diameter bell – how exciting I 
> hear you cry – however it is to be cast in aluminium (aloominum for 
> foreign correspondents) as it is for display rather than hearing.
>  
> I can’t find any fact or figures about aluminium bells to say whether 
> this is the largest – anyone out there know?
>  
> Thanks
>  
> Andrew Higson
> John Taylor & Co.
> The Bellfoundry
> Freehold Street
> Loughborough
> LE11 1AR
> Telephone: 01509 212241 Fax: 01509 263305 Registered in England No. 
> 7032766
>  
>
> 

           
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