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Beachampton, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 29Ľ"	Cast by: Gillett & Johnston in 1912
3	Documented weight: 4 - 1 - 19 (Weight Board)
Nominal: Exactly C (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C (Weight Board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



I*S SANCTA MARGARETA ORA PRO NOBIS. RECAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON CROYDON 1912

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 262Hz, which is Exactly C																						Should be: 261 Hz
Prime: 521Hz, which is Flat of C by 2 cents																						Should be: 523 Hz
Tierce: 636Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 14 cents																						Should be: 617 Hz
Quint: 785Hz, which is Sharp of G by 1 cents																						Should be: 784 Hz
Nominal: 1046Hz, which is Exactly C																						Should be: 1046 Hz
Upper Third: 1390Hz, which is Flat of F by 7 cents																						Should be: 1317 Hz
Upper Quint: 1550Hz, which is Flat of G by 18 cents																						Should be: 1558 Hz
Upper Octave: 2138Hz, which is Sharp of C by 45 cents																						Should be: 2081 Hz