When you were ringing the front 6 at about 2:48, the second showed up badly, it sounded awful!! They are lovely as a 10 judging by this though, and why is it the older tenors which are the lightest tenors to strike C#? There is Purton's 1720s tenor at 20cwt (though it was originally more like 25cwt in all fairness!!) Tring's 18cwt Tenor from 1695, and this Tenor from 1520 in C#!!
@simonbellringer The 10 are lovely, the front six not so, but we had no choice; not enough bodies! The background is all 10, so they are included and sound excellent (though the second still doesn't sound quite right and never has done). The C# thing is quite interesting... must be a popular note back then!
When you were ringing the front 6 at about 2:48, the second showed up badly, it sounded awful!! They are lovely as a 10 judging by this though, and why is it the older tenors which are the lightest tenors to strike C#? There is Purton's 1720s tenor at 20cwt (though it was originally more like 25cwt in all fairness!!) Tring's 18cwt Tenor from 1695, and this Tenor from 1520 in C#!!
simonbellringer 6 months ago
@simonbellringer The 10 are lovely, the front six not so, but we had no choice; not enough bodies! The background is all 10, so they are included and sound excellent (though the second still doesn't sound quite right and never has done). The C# thing is quite interesting... must be a popular note back then!
8spliced 6 months ago
@8spliced Could have rung the back 6!! They would sound lovely!! AND we wouldn't have to listen to that dodgy 2nd...
simonbellringer 6 months ago
@simonbellringer Could have. But didn't. So tough :-P
8spliced 6 months ago
@8spliced Next time!! :P
simonbellringer 6 months ago
One my favorite rings of 10 ive rung :) also the clock has a carillon!
SrWilson3s 6 months ago
It's a correction. The way your blurb reads is that Derby Cathedral has the oldest ring of bells in the world, which is not really true...
irkibby 6 months ago
These are a nice sounding 10!! Sound a lot heavier than 19cwt!!
simonbellringer 6 months ago
Oldest ring of 10 bells in the world.
irkibby 6 months ago
@irkibby Yeah, I kinda said that already... :-P
8spliced 6 months ago