Whilst they arespecial because they are the heaviest change ringing bells it is sad they are in an acoustic nightmare of a tower. The sound bounces allowed the place. Nothing a bucket load of money couldn't fix. Also the ring room looks like an industrial building , once again money. I think turning the tenor in to maximum or simply drumming to Stedman would be a feat of endurance.
Yeah the tenor certainly is hard work - I had a go on my own and struggled to keep it up. I agree with you on the ringing room - York Minster and the Pier Head have nice ringing rooms nice and bright how I like it.
@chrislea8463 yes Yorkminster has a comfy feeling about it. The tragic thing about Liverpool is the very best sounding bells will never sound good in that tower. I'm sure it could be fixed but the cost would be very high. The belfry is way to big and the sound bounces all over the place, they don't even sound nice from outside. I think a false ceiling over freak George would help and also the concrete floor needs some insulation. It does beg the question of what the optimum weight for a peal of 12 should be. 82cwt is simply to much for one person, also the other ringers spend most of the time holding the bells on the balance. Even Yorkminster which I love could be an ordeal if you are turning the tenor into a peal of Bristol etc. I think 40cwt is probably the top end. The only thing is that heavy bells like York tenor do have a magic presence about them.
Whilst they arespecial because they are the heaviest change ringing bells it is sad they are in an acoustic nightmare of a tower.
The sound bounces allowed the place.
Nothing a bucket load of money couldn't fix.
Also the ring room looks like an industrial building , once again money.
I think turning the tenor in to maximum or simply drumming to Stedman would be a feat of endurance.
Yeah the tenor certainly is hard work - I had a go on my own and struggled to keep it up. I agree with you on the ringing room - York Minster and the Pier Head have nice ringing rooms nice and bright how I like it.
@chrislea8463 yes Yorkminster has a comfy feeling about it.
The tragic thing about Liverpool is the very best sounding bells will never sound good in that tower.
I'm sure it could be fixed but the cost would be very high.
The belfry is way to big and the sound bounces all over the place, they don't even sound nice from outside.
I think a false ceiling over freak George would help and also the concrete floor needs some insulation.
It does beg the question of what the optimum weight for a peal of 12 should be.
82cwt is simply to much for one person, also the other ringers spend most of the time holding the bells on the balance.
Even Yorkminster which I love could be an ordeal if you are turning the tenor into a peal of Bristol etc.
I think 40cwt is probably the top end.
The only thing is that heavy bells like York tenor do have a magic presence about them.
Great George the biggest bell.
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