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Buckingham, St Peter & St Paul

Tower:  
Bell:

Diameter: 32½"Cast by: Chapman & Mears in 1782
1Documented weight: 6 - 0 - 0 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of D by 17 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)Documented note: D (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription

 
 

I MEAN TO MAKE IT UNDERSTOOD THAT THO IM LITTLE YET IM GOOD CHAPMAN & MEARS OF LONDON FECERUNT 1782

 
 
 
 
 

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive
Bells 1 and 2
2025

Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:

Actual tuning of partialsVariation from Simpson tuning
Hum: 315Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 4 cents                     Should be: 289 Hz
Prime: 526Hz, which is Sharp of C by 3 cents                     Should be: 579 Hz
Tierce: 697Hz, which is Flat of F by 1 cents                     Should be: 683 Hz
Quint: 927Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 5 cents                     Should be: 868 Hz
Nominal: 1158Hz, which is Flat of D by 17 cents                     Should be: 1158 Hz
Upper Third: 1479Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 1 cents                     Should be: 1459 Hz
Upper Quint: 1714Hz, which is Flat of A by 46 cents                     Should be: 1725 Hz
Upper Octave: 2338Hz, which is Flat of D by 11 cents                     Should be: 2304 Hz