North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Tyringham, St Peter

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 37½"	Cast by: Thomas Russell in 1735
4	Estimated weight: 9 - 3 - 14 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of G#/Ab by 23 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: G# (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



THOMAS + RVSSELL * OF WOOTON + BY BEDFORD MADE ME * IAMES BORRKES CHVRCHWARDEN 1735

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: 213 Hz
Prime: 396Hz, which is Sharp of G by 4 cents																						Should be: 427 Hz
Tierce: 513Hz, which is Flat of C by 10 cents																						Should be: 503 Hz
Quint: 606Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 16 cents																						Should be: 640 Hz
Nominal: 854Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 23 cents																						Should be: 854 Hz
Upper Third: 1008Hz, which is Sharp of B by 20 cents																						Should be: 1076 Hz
Upper Quint: 1264Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 19 cents																						Should be: 1272 Hz
Upper Octave: 1723Hz, which is Flat of A by 37 cents																						Should be: 1699 Hz