North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Tyringham, St Peter

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 29ž"	Cast by: James Keene in 1629
1	Estimated weight: 5 - 1 - 22 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of C#/Db by 5 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C# (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 294Hz, which is Exactly D																						Should be: 276 Hz
Prime: 510Hz, which is Flat of C by 13 cents																						Should be: 552 Hz
Tierce: 668Hz, which is Sharp of E by 9 cents																						Should be: 651 Hz
Quint: 817Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 14 cents																						Should be: 828 Hz
Nominal: 1104Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 5 cents																						Should be: 1104 Hz
Upper Third: 1339Hz, which is Sharp of E by 20 cents																						Should be: 1391 Hz
Upper Quint: 1637Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 24 cents																						Should be: 1644 Hz
Upper Octave: 2232Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 15 cents																						Should be: 2196 Hz