North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

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Wavendon, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 25ž"	Cast by: M & S in 1952
1	Documented weight: 3 - 2 - 10 ()
Nominal: Sharp of F by 3 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: F ()

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



AVE MARIA GRACIA PLENA


	19@52

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 350Hz, which is Sharp of F by 1 cents																						Should be: 350 Hz
Prime: 700Hz, which is Sharp of F by 2 cents																						Should be: 700 Hz
Tierce: 838Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 7 cents																						Should be: 826 Hz
Quint: 1115Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 6 cents																						Should be: 1050 Hz
Nominal: 1400Hz, which is Sharp of F by 3 cents																						Should be: 1400 Hz
Upper Third: 1855Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 10 cents																						Should be: 1764 Hz
Upper Quint: 2070Hz, which is Flat of C by 23 cents																						Should be: 2086 Hz
Upper Octave: 2830Hz, which is Sharp of F by 36 cents																						Should be: 2786 Hz