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Beachampton, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 32"	Cast by: Gillett & Johnston in 1912
4	Documented weight: 5 - 3 - 6 (Weight Board)
Nominal: Sharp of A#/Bb by 7 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: A# (Weight Board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



+ NOS:PRECE:SANCTORUM:DEFENDAS:XPE:TORUM. 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: 236Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 3 cents																						Should be: 234 Hz
Prime: 471Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 5 cents																						Should be: 469 Hz
Tierce: 566Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 12 cents																						Should be: 554 Hz
Quint: 708Hz, which is Sharp of F by 10 cents																						Should be: 704 Hz
Nominal: 939Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 7 cents																						Should be: 939 Hz
Upper Third: 1219Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 26 cents																						Should be: 1183 Hz
Upper Quint: 1399Hz, which is Sharp of F by 2 cents																						Should be: 1399 Hz
Upper Octave: 1930Hz, which is Flat of B by 46 cents																						Should be: 1868 Hz