[Bell Historians] Re: Bells on E-bay.

[Richard Offen]

I am sure you are right but Cyril Johnston, and, after him, Michael Howard, clearly believed that a perfectly concentric bell was much easier to tune and control.

R

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On 24/11/2010, at 12:29 AM, "Andrew Higson" <andrew.higson at tXFcWcPWcOeuzKtLoeAW8tQPAkYKgVsWDaUc_2_biMy1oCoxqM_qCZBfKo5AyTEWE6Lqg5Dji0xUGJ2uTlgRdRUIGbs.yahoo.invalidk> wrote:

> JT did some experimenting with the university on thick and thin bells and the effect that this caused; the conclusion was that bells were far more likely to have a wobble because of metallurgical effects rather than eccentricity.
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