North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Broughton, St Lawrence

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 30"	Cast by: William Chamberlain in 1465
2	Estimated weight: 5 - 0 - 8 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of C by 5 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C (Recording)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



+ # Sancte Cristine Ora Pro Nobis #

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 272Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 5 cents																						Should be: 262 Hz
Prime: 509Hz, which is Sharp of B by 15 cents																						Should be: 525 Hz
Tierce: 632Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 10 cents																						Should be: 620 Hz
Quint: 777Hz, which is Flat of G by 7 cents																						Should be: 788 Hz
Nominal: 1051Hz, which is Sharp of C by 5 cents																						Should be: 1051 Hz
Upper Third: 1380Hz, which is Flat of F by 17 cents																						Should be: 1324 Hz
Upper Quint: 1572Hz, which is Sharp of G by 4 cents																						Should be: 1565 Hz
Upper Octave: 2161Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 56 cents																						Should be: 2091 Hz