North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Simpson, St Thomas the Apostle

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 36"	Cast by: James Keene in 1630
6	Documented weight: 7 - 1 - 7 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of A by 21 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: A (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



+ GOD SAVE OVR KING 1630

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 220Hz, which is Exactly A																						Should be: 214 Hz
Prime: 412Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 3 cents																						Should be: 429 Hz
Tierce: 516Hz, which is Flat of C by 7 cents																						Should be: 506 Hz
Quint: 628Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 6 cents																						Should be: 644 Hz
Nominal: 859Hz, which is Flat of A by 21 cents																						Should be: 859 Hz
Upper Third: 1050Hz, which is Sharp of C by 4 cents																						Should be: 1082 Hz
Upper Quint: 1282Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 37 cents																						Should be: 1279 Hz
Upper Octave: 1762Hz, which is Sharp of A by 2 cents																						Should be: 1709 Hz