Re: model bell

[Don Morrison <dfm mv com>]

On Jun 7, 2005, at 12:29 PM, James K Whiting wrote:

> I think the main problem with small bells is that they are very hard 
> to ring the
> same way as large bells.

This is the really wonderful thing about Frank King's 2D model, for 
which Laura is getting the plans. He's managed to jigger the sizes and 
weights of things, based on measurements of real bells at Trumpington, 
such that (a) everything looks in normal proportion to everything else 
in the model, yet (b) it rings quite naturally, and at about the right 
speed for a real bell. It even has an operational 2D stay and slider!



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Don Morrison <dfm mv com>
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