[Bell Historians] Bells on E-bay.

[Sam Austin]

I enquired about the bell for possible use in a bell project, it sounds the
note 'B' which is the wrong note for my purposes.

Aye

Sam

On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Alan Buswell <aaj.buswell at YeKlsMQY8V-xs78C1d3G9262BJlhbMrutCetbzWT96_2EULijCyJoatrpgq1b5MnLWAYatlfHDmc0OIELAxXwg.yahoo.invalid>wrote:

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> Seeing that the Seller on E-bay lives in Epsom, Surrey, the only G&J bell I
> can find in my records, assuming the bell has not travelled too far from
> it's original location, is one from Epsom Mental Hospital. No. 1655;  18"
> (457mm) (not 45cm as advertised) 1-1-4; 1926.
> Does anyone know of this bell and/or the state of the hospital.?
>
> AAJB
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* fartwell2000 <alanjbirney at 8arDElKaGLSZ-yOmcfyPbohG6DRX9S7Xl4FJq8qyK-k4-qPXi2zNS3zo6WpO6PeoiXTR3EyumgU-QBmvT4Y5.yahoo.invalid>
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> *Subject:* Re: [Bell Historians] Bells on E-bay.
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> --- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Peter Rivet" <peter at ...> wrote:
> >
> > There seems to be a separate market here for bells as collectable
> antiques,
> > commanding higher prices than equivalent brand new bells as listed on the
> > Whitechapel web site. It's a great pity in this case as this G & J bell
> is
> > evidently a very good casting, and would be ideal for use in a light
> ring.
> >
> > PLR
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com <bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com>
> > [mailto:bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com<bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com>]On
> Behalf Of David Bagley
> > Sent: 20 November 2010 21:04
> > To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com <bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Bells on E-bay.
> >
> >
> >
> > >One bell I notice is a G&J 1927 bell, but from where?
> > >AAJB
> >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LARGE-BRONZE-BELL-MARKED-1926-CROYDON-CHURCH-BELL-/2
> >
> 20691878982?pt=UK_Antiques_DecorativeAntiques_Collectables_EH&hash=item33624
> > 2d446
> >
> > Yes, and at that price, he can keep it too!
> >
> > David
> >
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> At £1295, for a harmonically tuned bell of around 18" diameter, its still a
> good buy, even though its up at a bit more than scrap value.
>
> A new true harmonic casting of the same spec is going to cost somewhere
> around 3k or so with VAT on top.
>
> There have been a lot of "old style", small bells on Ebay recently, and
> some of nearly the same diameter as the G+J bell have sold for a higher
> price or have been on sale at a higher price.
>
> At £1295, still a good buy for somebody using it in a ringing project. But
> looking at the advert again, there is a "Best offer" bit so maybe it could
> be bought for less.
>
> Alan
>
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