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Roving
in vacant rooms
Leeds Town Hall is a musical instrument
Dampening
the Town Hall Bell
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Dear Sir
Thank you for your email of 2nd July. Bell metal is
a brittle alloy formed by mixing copper and tin with roughly 22%
tin and the balance copper. Damage should not occur provided the
bell is permitted to vibrate freely after it has struck. It therefore
makes sense to muffle the hammer rather than to muffle the bell.
Yours faithfully
Whitechapel Bell Foundry Limited
Department
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