North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Turweston, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 25?"	Cast by: Robert Atton in 1625
2	Estimated weight: 2 - 3 - 11 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of D#/Eb by 34 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: Eb (Wavanal)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



R A 1625

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 310Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 1 cents																						Should be: 302 Hz
Prime: 619Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 3 cents																						Should be: 605 Hz
Tierce: 735Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 5 cents																						Should be: 714 Hz
Quint: 906Hz, which is Sharp of A by 26 cents																						Should be: 908 Hz
Nominal: 1211Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 34 cents																						Should be: 1211 Hz
Upper Third: 1472Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 8 cents																						Should be: 1525 Hz
Upper Quint: 1810Hz, which is Sharp of A by 50 cents																						Should be: 1804 Hz
Upper Octave: 2488Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 1 cents																						Should be: 2409 Hz