[Bell Historians] Rust and the tonal characteristics of steel bells

[Matthew Higby matthewhigby@aol.com [bellhistorians]]

Bill. I bought these bells from Bassaleg PCC and subsequently removed them from Bassaleg tower.  I remember some remnants of paint on the bells which appeared to be original. I stored them for a few years and then sold them on to David Potter who in turn hung them in Sheffield. They were shot blast cleaned before being hung in Sheffield (apparently they were rusty again within a few days). I wasn't sure if you knew that.... Matt H

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> On 26 Dec 2017, at 18:32, 'Bill Hibbert' bill at hibberts.co.uk [bellhistorians] <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> It is often said that the poor tone of Naylor Vickers bells is due to rust – but I have just completed an investigation into the Bassaleg bells (now in the Millennium Gallery in Sheffield) that suggests this is not so: http://www.hibberts.co.uk/steelbellsrust.htm
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> Kind regards (and best wishes to all for 2018),
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> Bill H
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