First ringing on Presteigne (Llanandras) bells after restoration

Tests of a couple of the bells then a raise on the back six and the first ringing on the full octave after restoration and retuning 15.4.16. There is still some work to do to sort acoustics in the tower but very pleased indeed with the result - well done everyone!

[@JosephCee]

Bells are such amazing technology/ engineering/ craftsmanship. I hate that they can only be found in the old world. Bell towers should be in every city all over the world.

[@timmeh1507]

Definitely!

[@fredmills368]

That tenors absolutely gorgeous nice and gruff!

[@timmeh1507]

Yes it has a real presence in the tower and when you consider what a bucket it was it's amazing. Superb tuning job!

[@timmeh1507]

@@fredmills368 there's a video of them before on my channel. Very oddstruck and not well in tune with each other, tenor was quite harsh toned.

[@Glockenfampf]

This ist interesting so see them not being rung in concert. It reminds me a liitle of bellringing in south tyrol.

[@timmeh1507]

+Glockenfampf This is normal bellringing for England and Wales, most churches here have bells hung for this kind of ringing.

[@organperson]

Ringer Tim he was talking about when they were ringing up, it sounded like European bells. It was nice to hear them that way

[@MartinHatfield]

Great to see the bells in action after rehanging

[@timmeh1507]

+Martin Hatfield It is great to have them back and much improved! Dedication is on May 1st if anyone wants to come along and ring then.

[@FrancescoBellringer]

Very Good!

[@simonbellringer]

Very nice indeed, they sound great!

[@timmeh1507]

+simonbellringer They are very much improved although the ringing chamber acoustics need some work. The bells sound very grand down there now and seem to have a lot more resonance than they did before. Outside is also much improved and of course the go and striking is now excellent :) Visit on a quarter day sometime?

[@simonbellringer]

+Ringer Tim Indeed - high time I organised another one!

[@timmeh1507]

+simonbellringer well if you give me a date I can sort it out. Are you free a Saturday before 2020?

[@fredmills368]

2:02 thats a bit tight isnt it?

[@lucasowen5040]

Not really. Its probably just a bit stiff because it’s new.

[@FrancescoBellringer]

he was talking about how close the stay gets to the frame

[@kyletheringer]

That’s really Close

[@RingerPeter]

At Romsey Abbey a small section of a beam which went over the tenor at an angle had to be cut out to let the stay pass the beam with out hitting it. And it only just fits through.

[@RingerPeter]

no I think they fitted the stay but then just cut the section of the beam out

[@Steven_Rowe]

Interesting bells according to Dove 1 2 and 8 are Mears 1906 but one and two had canons but 8 was a flat top. Now that is strange why 1 and 2 had Canons

[@fredmills368]

maybe cheaper to cast big one whithout cannons?

[@adamm2693]

I've been told that the canons sometimes appear on smaller bells to help their speed and physics, i.e. to bring the bell down further.

[@Steven_Rowe]

@adamm2693 very are plenty of small bells without Canons, no bell founder in the UK would have used them since the 19th century.

[@adamm2693]

@@Steven_Rowe really? Taylors did that with a lot of their bells, most notably at Exeter (1922) and York (1925) which had button tops, I always believed this to be related to the go, speed and hanging technique of the trebles.

[@jeffwhite4227]

What was that sound right before the change ring started? It was kind of a clacking or something. Just curious.

[@user-hx5vu2mr3j]

Rounds

[@omriboehm7180]

How Spenseth is all that bills

[@ChristDefender75]

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