The latest file on the bell foundry records that a second set of hands has checked the count and recorded where the methods differ. The existing rule remains in force; officials have not announced a permanent change.
Kelm Orra, sounder responsible for the city’s signal bells, said the latest file records 65 bells that held their assigned note after cooling, compared with 66 in the previous count. The figures cover the entries on the register, not every condition at the site.
The master caster says the alloy change is harmless; the signal crew says a narrow pitch shift can confuse a warning heard through stone. The current record does not settle that disagreement. At the latest public table, residents asked the clerk to keep their account beside the source count. No final finding has been issued.
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. The docket is marked BELL-FOUNDRY-21, and the next check is assigned to a second crew.
The next casting will be tested from three listening posts before installation. Until that check is complete, the schedule already in force continues to govern.
