[Bell Historians] Riverside Carillon.

[Alan Buswell]

The carillon to which we are refering to is the one where the bells were cast between 1923 and 1930 by G&J. The top bells WERE melted down bar one, the 7th. 
May I suggest that one refers to Chapter XIII of England's Child by the Late Jill Johnston, especially p186.

AAJB.
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  I am now quite confused! Are we talking about the new or old Riverside 
  bells? I was told that the front end bells of the Whitechapel 
  replacements are somewhat bigger than the originals, bin both diameter 
  and thickness. I also thought that carillon bells were numbered the 
  other way round from ringing bells - i.e. the biggest being no 1.

  Best wishes,

  Matthew

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  From: Roderic Bickerton <rodbic at 14DnqkbqtGnVYE0SzDCgwiU2SMSCu3vBBPfwfuuRxioNjFyDsFVqGD05_wcQfR3QwmS1pZVBAs03xAAyheI.yahoo.invalid>
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  That would only give a soundbow thickness of  9/16", the small carillon 
  bells I have seen are very thick, well over 1" thick

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  Would 5 7/8" be the strike diameter at the thickest part of the sound 
  bow? would your informant be able to check this?
  DG

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  That's precisely what I'm wanting to know. G&J says diameter is 5 7/8 
  inches, actual outside measurement, as measured by my informant - 7 
  inches. The former measurement being the inside.
   
  AAJB.

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  From: Roderic Bickerton
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  Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 3:12 PM
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  Hoe very odd, Hoe on earth can you sensibly determine an inside diameter 
  at the lip the shape being a curve?
  sounds an implaudable explanation.

  On 24 October 2010 15:46, alanaj8283 <aaj.buswell at irRh0o_XCwe6OzAF4K3NJRNmOjFkEr6MEf4g9sRGMKrN0nelZyZo8GHQYkvmfKFlcXPPJy2Qk-a_IBZDCoqLpW7ksCV3.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

   

  My attention has been drawn to the fact that there may be two ways of 
  measuring a bell's diameter. Bell No.7 of the G&J Riverside Carillon, 
  weighing only 15lbs, has been measured as 7" (no typo error)on the 
  outside (lip to lip)but in the G&J Tuning Books it is given as 5 7/8". 
  The measurements have been checked by my informer and shows the smaller 
  measurement to be that of the INSIDE of the bell. What of the other 
  bells here, I wonder?

  Is this the usual practice of Cyril or may be anyone else?

  AAJB



             
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