North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Broughton, St Lawrence

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 36"	Cast by: James Keene in 1622
3	Estimated weight: 8 - 1 - 9 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of A#/Bb by 28 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: Bb (Recording)

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Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 256Hz, which is Flat of C by 6 cents																						Should be: 240 Hz
Prime: 450Hz, which is Sharp of A by 10 cents																						Should be: 480 Hz
Tierce: 581Hz, which is Flat of D by 6 cents																						Should be: 566 Hz
Quint: 773Hz, which is Flat of G by 11 cents																						Should be: 720 Hz
Nominal: 960Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 28 cents																						Should be: 960 Hz
Upper Third: 1202Hz, which is Sharp of D by 27 cents																						Should be: 1209 Hz
Upper Quint: 1420Hz, which is Sharp of F by 23 cents																						Should be: 1430 Hz
Upper Octave: 1936Hz, which is Flat of B by 40 cents																						Should be: 1910 Hz