[Sca-cooks] Bells and their Casting was Cast Iron pots??

[Stefan li Rous]

Daniel replied to me with:
  <<<  Was written:

Well, they did repair or redo the Liberty Bell. It then cracked
again, later. However, I believe the Liberty Bell, and I imagine most
bells, is cast of brass, not iron. I think iron would have a horrible
tonal quality compared to brass.

Bronze not brass is what was then used in bell casting.  >>>

Okay. I thought of brass and bronze as two different alloys. However,  
a few years ago, I thought on this list, I was corrected and told  
that bronze was a subset of brass. Since I couldn't remember for sure  
whether the Liberty Bell was composed of brass or bronze, I chose  
what I thought was the most encompassing term.

I do have this file on bells, but I'm always interested in more info  
on medieval bells and their casting.
bells-msg         (21K)  9/18/01    Casting, construction and use of  
medieval
                                       bells. Bell sources.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/TIME/bells-msg.html

I don't know if any SCA folks have tried casting bells using medieval  
methods or not.

Stefan
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