| Flat 2nd | C# | Weight Board | C#/Db | 5 - 1 - 16 | 5 - 1 - 7 | 30 | Gillett & Johnston in 1911 |
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| RECAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON CROYDON 1911. |
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THE EIGHT OLD BELLS THAT HANG AROUND
INVITED ME TO ADD MY SOUND
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM HELP TO PLAY
WITH OTHER TUNES BOTH NIGHT AND DAY
AND THUS VICTORIA'S JUBILEE
REMEMBERED EVERMORE MAY BE. |
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PRESENTED BY F. J. TAYLOR OF
NEWPORT PAGNELL ON THE
CELEBRATION OF THE JUBILEE OF
QUEEN VICTORIA
JUNE 20 1887. |
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Trapezoids
How does the shape of this bell compare to others in the ring?
Here, the shape of all the bells are compared by reducing their size so they all have the same radius at the soundbow.
Then we can see if the founder made bells taller, wider or the same shape as different sized bells were created.
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Tonal Analysis
Is this bell in tune with itself?
| Hum | 277 | -6 |
| Prime | 554 | -6 |
| Tierce | 669 | 20 |
| Quint | 830 | -6 |
| Nominal | 1112 | 0 |
| Upper Third | 1435 | 55 |
| Upper Quint | 1648 | -21 |
| Upper Octave | 2260 | 28 |
This shows each harmonic relative to what it should be relative to the Nominal
taking Simpson Tuning as an ideal.
A positive figure shows that the harmonic is sharp, a negative figure shows that it is flat. There are 100 cents between notes on the scale.
| Nominal: | 1112Hz |
| Sharp of C#/Db by 3 cents |
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