Q: What changed in the annual return review?
Kelm Orra: The responsible office has offered a limited remedy with an end date for review. That changes what is in the file; it does not, by itself, change the rule.
Q: Which entry should residents look at first?
Kelm Orra: the casting ledger and the pitch checks from the west gallery. This cycle records 16 bells that held their assigned note after cooling, against 20 in the last count. The dates and the method matter as much as the total.
Q: Why is there still a disagreement?
Kelm Orra: The master caster says the alloy change is harmless; the signal crew says a narrow pitch shift can confuse a warning heard through stone. We have not found a single measure that answers both accounts.
Q: What will the next check tell you?
Kelm Orra: The next casting will be tested from three listening posts before installation. If it is recorded by another crew, we can see whether the first result was about the method or about the place.
Q: What should the public not infer yet?
Kelm Orra: That a lower or higher count settles whether the foundry can cast a new public bell without losing the pitch used for flood warnings. It tells us what was entered, not who should carry the cost.
