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Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:54 pm

Konky 5000 wrote:So a 2T22 is a C-E, an SD-10 is C-F, would a 1000T be a C-G? Or would it be a higher octave, like F or G?
Normally, a 2T22 is D/F. C/E is a major third, and D/F is a minor third. A 1000T usually has a minor third, but it can vary depending on chopper speed. Also, there are two kinds of perfect fifths: Bb/F (9/12) like the Cyclone and T-135, and D/A (10/15) like the 40V2T and most Decots.
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Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:16 pm

One church around here paid half a million for their bells. They have two whole octaves worth. The bells were cast by Bevin, the oldest bell maker in North America (and possibly the oldest in the world).
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Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:24 pm

I didn't know Bevin made anything but small handbells. Van Bergen, perhaps?
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:11 pm

Wow! 23 bells = a carillon.
They omit the bottom C# and D# and continue chromatically from E up, so 23 bells spans from C to C.
Never knew Bevin made anything but handbells.
Is it likely the bells were cast in Europe and this sale/installation accomplished by Bevin? Just as Schulmerich, an electronic bell company, sells real bells cast in Europe by -I forget.
It is so costly to meet US air pollution restrictions that bell casting in the US is very limited. But Meeks and Watson, in Ohio, has cast and tuned some small bells - I think up to 1000 lbs.
One must melt the entire amount of metal and pour it at one time, so that requires quite a large furnace.

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