North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Simpson, St Thomas the Apostle

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 28"	Cast by: Anthony Chandler in 1650
3	Documented weight: 3 - 2 - 14 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of C#/Db by 22 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: D (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



CHANDLER MADE ME 1650

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 308Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 3 cents																						Should be: 282 Hz
Prime: 481Hz, which is Flat of B by 13 cents																						Should be: 565 Hz
Tierce: 670Hz, which is Sharp of E by 11 cents																						Should be: 667 Hz
Quint: 834Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 3 cents																						Should be: 848 Hz
Nominal: 1131Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 22 cents																						Should be: 1131 Hz
Upper Third: 1383Hz, which is Flat of F by 14 cents																						Should be: 1425 Hz
Upper Quint: 1686Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 25 cents																						Should be: 1685 Hz
Upper Octave: 2317Hz, which is Flat of D by 32 cents																						Should be: 2250 Hz