North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Simpson, St Thomas the Apostle

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 31Ľ"	Cast by: Taylor in 1896
4	Documented weight: 5 - 2 - 4 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of C#/Db by 29 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C# (Dove)

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GOD SAVE THE QUEEN AMEN


MISS EATON, SYMPSON RECTORY PAID FOR RECASTING ME IN 1896. W. RICE, RECTOR

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 271Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 6 cents																						Should be: 270 Hz
Prime: 508Hz, which is Sharp of B by 14 cents																						Should be: 540 Hz
Tierce: 648Hz, which is Flat of E by 11 cents																						Should be: 637 Hz
Quint: 836Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 5 cents																						Should be: 810 Hz
Nominal: 1080Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 29 cents																						Should be: 1080 Hz
Upper Third: 1314Hz, which is Flat of E by 5 cents																						Should be: 1360 Hz
Upper Quint: 1602Hz, which is Sharp of G by 34 cents																						Should be: 1609 Hz
Upper Octave: 2190Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 27 cents																						Should be: 2149 Hz