Martin Brian Hough
After a hectic 4 and a half days, this 12 bell mini ring has been cast and tuned.
It took 15 pours to get the twelve bells you see here. The first pour was a disaster, but after some modifications to the casting boxes, we got on a roll. The other two extras were down to quality control, and machining problems!
Overall, I would say that casting is horrible, dirty, smelly, and hard work.
I did all of the machining and tuning on my lathe, without a computer with sound wave analysis programmes, or any other electronic tuning gadgets. It was all done by ear. I’m sure that if they were analysed closely, there would be anomalies, but I am more than happy with how they sound!
Isaac O’shea
The tuning is stretched a little bit. The same thing at Pierhead and Leeds. Won’t be as noticeable once they’re hung and will have the desired effect.
Quotes from the casting team, taken from Martin’s Facebook post with permission.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bellringers/permalink/10161423549020859/
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