New Sally ????
The twenty year
veteran made it look all so easy.........it’s not, timing is
critical.
Having learned from Geoff that the
“nice red, white and blue fluffy stuff” is called Sally and as you dedicated blog readers will attest, I need
to know the ins and outs of the duck. I asked where you would buy a new Sally.
“From a Sally shop.” Not a strange answer. You do indeed order one on a rope
from a Sally shop. After a bit of research I located the very famous Whitechapel
Bell Foundry and found their advertisement so incredible, I have added it below
unchanged. Many thanks to this long established institution.
BELL ROPES & BELL
PULLS
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When ordering from Whitechapel, it is important to
understand the difference between a bell rope and a bell pull and to order
the correct one for your particular application.
A bell rope is used in full-circle change ringing,
a ring seldom being fewer than three bells in number and having a matching
number of ropes.
Bell pulls are used in all other cases such as, for
example, swing-chiming bells and to operate hammers striking stationary
bells.
WHITECHAPEL BELL PULLS
Bell pulls are made of Hempex, a polypropylene
designed to be similar to flax/hemp in appearance.
The red, white, & blue woollen sally is approx.
15" (380mm) in length, with a tail end of 24" (610mm).
Galvanised steel thimbles and 'D' shackles are
available for use with bell pulls, prices available on
request. |
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BELL PULLS |
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OVERALL
LENGTH |
COST |
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15ft |
£85 |
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30ft |
£100 |
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40ft |
£112 |
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50ft |
£126 |
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60ft |
£136 |
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70ft |
£155 |
Prices include VAT,
packing and posting to a UK address. Ordering details as
below.
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Lengths |
Available in six standard lengths, measured
overall, from 30 feet to 80 feet, in 10 feet
increments. |
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Sizes: |
Available in two sizes.
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1) Bells up to 15 cwt
2) Bells over 15
cwt |
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Rope: |
Three strand flax hemp natural fibre rope,
pre-stretched, and with sally woven in at time of
manufacture. |
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Sally: |
3' 0" long, 17/8" diameter,
pure wool, in red, white and blue colours, with ends well
tapered. |
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Price: |
Bellropes up to & including 60 feet long:
£126.00 (£105.00 + VAT)
Bellropes 70 feet and 80 feet long £144.00
(£120 + VAT)
Prices include packing and
despatch. |
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Extras: |
- Non standard colour combinations available in
red, white, blue, green, burgundy, black, and gold, at an additional
charge of £24.00 per rope (£20.00 + VAT)
- Rope lubricant. This (highly recommended) product
extends the life of ropes and keeps them supple. A one litre tub is
sufficient for treating eight ropes, and costs £22.80 (£19.00 +
VAT).
- Leather rope sleeves (for protecting the rope at
the garter hole) are £4.00 each (£3.33 + VAT)
- Polyester top ends at £57.00 per rope (£47.50 +
VAT)
Geoff, long may
you teach others the skills required to ring a
bell..........
.....and long may you continue to
grab your Sally.....
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ALL IN
ALL NO NEED TO EVER HOLD A SCRUFFY SALLY
INDEED NOT
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