Start with the casting ledger and the pitch checks from the west gallery. It is the source used to make a decision about whether the foundry can cast a new public bell without losing the pitch used for flood warnings; it is not the decision itself. The rule only works if the source describes the conditions at the bell foundry above the old ceremonial stair.
The latest count is 32 bells that held their assigned note after cooling; the prior file listed 35. The affected crew has tried the revised procedure under ordinary working conditions. The difference is a signal to check, not a verdict about who is right.
The disputed point is practical: The master caster says the alloy change is harmless; the signal crew says a narrow pitch shift can confuse a warning heard through stone. One side relies on the posted total, while the other points to a soft beat at the rim that appears only after the second cooling.
The risk of reading the file too broadly is that an entry becomes a conclusion. Ava Korr checked the casting ledger and the pitch checks from the west gallery against the field notes. The method is to note who made a record, who preserved it and who can still consult it; it confirms the entries, but not every interpretation attached to them.
Next: The next casting will be tested from three listening posts before installation. A useful update will publish the method, exceptions and review date with the number.
