[Bell Historians] Thatcham tenor

['George Dawson' georgebellringer@gmail.com [bellhistorians]]

It arrived at Taylors in 1929 at 13.2.21.

Seems to be another case of 'It went like a ton' before rehanging.
Alternatively Mr Mears weighed the bell, the headstock as well as the
clapper.

 

G

 

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Sent: 17 September 2017 17:59
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Subject: [Bell Historians] Thatcham tenor

 

  


In the late 19th century, Thatcham tenor was often recorded 
as 18 cwt. Although they've been augmented twice since 
then, this bell remains the tenor and Dove now records it 
being 13-0-23. Can anyone tell me whether this was the 
result of heavy retuning, or whether it's just another 
instance of a bell whose weight was vastly overestimated?

RAS



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