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@caspercat0 You're correct, the organ is more of a concert instrument and is rather difficult to register in cinema mode without it sounding like a church organ with a wobbler!

Handled beautifully!

@irkibby Interesting.

You may already be aware of this but, a local ringer once told me about a tower somewhere which has a wooden slider attached to the frame )above the tenor perhaps?) and set just so that if the bell is up-wrong, the slider is pulled across thus moving the clapper over. Just ...

@priereanotredame It is 'Praise to the Holiest in the height' sung to the tune 'Billing' by R.R. Terry. One of my favorite tunes.

@simonbellringer All on plain bearings excpet for 1, 2 and 6, but go very well indeed!

This piece comes across beautifully on a good church organ with plenty of soft purring 32' bass (32' Spitzflote or Dulciana or similar) and a rich but smooth swell, closed and utilizing some of the solo ranks. Did this recently on a fairly standard 3 manual Walker organ which seemed to go down q...

@irkibby Learnt to ring here and is my 'home' tower. For Mears, they aren't too bad. Little on the loud side in the ringing room but good strikers. Glad you liked them.

A good day out had by all. These bells tickled us all - climbed into what can only be described as a glorified phone-box and rung a typical light MS 6 which sounded as though they were deep under water. The entire rear section of the nave was warping and twisting together with the tower doing a ...

Lovely! Very much like Gorton.

@timmeh1507 On plain bearings except for 1, 2 and 6. The 5th is the first to dry up, but at the time of your peal attempt I doubt that it or any of them had been oiled sufficiently. However, Whittle is now fully maintained and are available for use. A new local band is currently being put toge...

Enjoyed ringing at Scorton. Not good for 'toilet chain' pullers and great fun ringing the 5th (one nearest clock anywho). Easier to ring it with clock case open as you're less likely to put your fist through the glass. They normally get a lot of bad press, but I rather like them.

Been almost ten years since I last rung at Pilling - at the installation of the Vicar, former Curate of Whittle le Woods although he's probably moved on since then. Agree with timmeh1507, they are good as a six. And yes the do GO WELL!

Taylor's 1910. Tenor : 21 - 1 - 23. Proper ringers' bells, no 'toilet-chain' pulling here! On plain bearings except for 1, 2 and 6. A new local band is currently being put together. Visiting bands, grabs, quarters and peals are encouraged! Call me to book: 07963 495 453. Email: whittlebell...

@simonbellringer I have the pleasure of ringing here twice a week, and I can tell you for certain that these are very fine bells indeed! However, the tenor does sound a little odd on the recording mainly due to the fact that the clapper was slowly working its way out of the bell during the peal a...