tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post6592244454027861898..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Big Ben and the Whitechapel Bell FoundryCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-70290093570375822862009-05-29T16:23:34.883+01:002009-05-29T16:23:34.883+01:00Anonymous, it would be really helpful if you could...Anonymous, it would be really helpful if you could give a source for this rather than just an assertion. Bell metal has to be high in tin and very brittle - it's essential for the sound. The information in most sources refers to the clapper and not the quality of casting, while Denison lost two court cases for suggesting otherwise. <br /><br />I'd be fascinated to read the research you refer to. (I could understand the Foundry being slow to update their site with contradictory information but am surprised it doesn't appear in other sites/books.)CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-46747713015682378332009-05-29T15:51:53.294+01:002009-05-29T15:51:53.294+01:00The comments about the cause of the bell - Big Ben...The comments about the cause of the bell - Big Ben - cracking are utter nonsense. When a lump taken from the bell was examined a few years ago it was found that the casting was faulty, containing too much tin, which had made the bell brittle. If Mears had not tried to do the job cheaply it would not have cracked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com