North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Buckingham, St Peter & St Paul

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 34Ѕ"	Cast by: M & S in 1956
2	Documented weight: 7 - 1 - 13 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of C#/Db by 17 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C# (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



IF YOU HAVE A JUDICIOUS EAR YOU'LL OWN MY VOICE IS SWEET AND CLEAR CHAPMAN & MEARS OF LONDON FECERUNT 1782


RECAST 19*56 MEARS LONDON

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

Bells 2, 3 and 4

2025

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 273Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 4 cents																						Should be: 273 Hz
Prime: 547Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 7 cents																						Should be: 546 Hz
Tierce: 654Hz, which is Flat of E by 5 cents																						Should be: 644 Hz
Quint: 848Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 17 cents																						Should be: 819 Hz
Nominal: 1092Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 17 cents																						Should be: 1092 Hz
Upper Third: 1416Hz, which is Sharp of F by 19 cents																						Should be: 1375 Hz
Upper Quint: 1620Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 41 cents																						Should be: 1627 Hz
Upper Octave: 2211Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 6 cents																						Should be: 2173 Hz