North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

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Sherington, St Laud

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 40"	Cast by: Watts in 1591
5	Documented weight: 12 - 0 - 0 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of G by 13 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: G (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



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@ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPQABCDEFGHIKLMNOPQRS 1591

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

Tenor

2025

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 200Hz, which is Sharp of G by 4 cents																						Should be: 192 Hz
Prime: 390Hz, which is Flat of G by 2 cents																						Should be: 385 Hz
Tierce: 470Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 4 cents																						Should be: 454 Hz
Quint: 572Hz, which is Flat of D by 15 cents																						Should be: 578 Hz
Nominal: 771Hz, which is Flat of G by 13 cents																						Should be: 771 Hz
Upper Third: 971Hz, which is Flat of B by 17 cents																						Should be: 971 Hz
Upper Quint: 1136Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 27 cents																						Should be: 1148 Hz
Upper Octave: 1554Hz, which is Flat of G by 14 cents																						Should be: 1534 Hz