3.2 Frame Layout
The 3.2 frame is more or less the only 3 bell frame which produces the closest thing to a circle. The bells can be arranged in any of the pit.
As two bells are facing parallel to one another and the 3rd bell swings perpendicular to these two, this means that forces can be evenly distributed through the tower. Usually the tenor is in the pit below and the two lighter bells swing next to each other. The two bells parallel can either swing in the same direction (rope holes on the same side of the pit) or opposite direction.
The 3.2 saves room more than the 3.1 because the 3.1 frame has each bell side by side along the tower. where as the 3.2 put the 3rd bell below 2.
Sussex examples:
Storrington, RC
As two bells are facing parallel to one another and the 3rd bell swings perpendicular to these two, this means that forces can be evenly distributed through the tower. Usually the tenor is in the pit below and the two lighter bells swing next to each other. The two bells parallel can either swing in the same direction (rope holes on the same side of the pit) or opposite direction.
The 3.2 saves room more than the 3.1 because the 3.1 frame has each bell side by side along the tower. where as the 3.2 put the 3rd bell below 2.
Sussex examples:
Storrington, RC
Frame Layout Sketch:
Photographic Example:
Storrington, Our Lady of England