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I am in agreement with you there Phillip - but we need to get over this hurdle of teaching - and continuing to do bellringing - for free. We need a mature and tried system of payment and channelling that money appropriately to be able to take bellringing out of the 'we are all volunteers' state of mind and into a more professional situation. The challenge is how to get there starting from the current situation where everything is free and we are all volunteers.

One of the main issues with charging - so I think, and I am very much in favour of people paying to be taught - is what to do with the money. Does the teacher get paid? Does it go to the tower bellfund? does it go to the Church? Personally I think the teacher should be paid, but that then opens a hornets nest of insurance, tax, minimum wwage, employee (and not volunteer) status etc.

Which simulator software are you using? Have you tried using a different sound file for the bells - have your own bells ever been recorded? If you are using Abel it is relatively simple to change the sound file used - there are some built in and others available online. And try bigger/better speakers to give more 'meat' to the sound.

Peal ringers are enthusiasts, as are motorcyclists. If the government or local authorities wanted to raise more money to repair roads, they could do so by charging motorcyclists a fee whenever they rode their motorbikes on a journey of over 100 miles. Car drivers would not be charged this fee. This would achieve the aim of raising more money for roads, everyone would benefit, but at the expense of the long distance motorcyclists. Would that be seen as an acceptable method of raising money to cover road costs?