North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

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Beachampton, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 27½"	Cast by: Gillett & Johnston in 1912
2	Documented weight: 3 - 3 - 7 (Weight Board)
Nominal: Sharp of C#/Db by 9 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C# (Weight Board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



CAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON CROYDON

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 278Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 1 cents																						Should be: 279 Hz
Prime: 558Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 4 cents																						Should be: 559 Hz
Tierce: 676Hz, which is Sharp of E by 17 cents																						Should be: 659 Hz
Quint: 830Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 1 cents																						Should be: 838 Hz
Nominal: 1118Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 9 cents																						Should be: 1118 Hz
Upper Third: 1396Hz, which is Flat of F by 1 cents																						Should be: 1408 Hz
Upper Quint: 1654Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 7 cents																						Should be: 1665 Hz
Upper Octave: 2272Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 55 cents																						Should be: 2224 Hz