North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Buckingham, St Peter & St Paul

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 43ѕ"	Cast by: Chapman & Mears in 1782
6	Documented weight: 11 - 2 - 0 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of F#/Gb by 4 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: F# (Dove)

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WHILST THUS WE JOIN IN CHEARFULL SOUND MAY LOVE AND LOYALTY ABOUND CHAPMAN & MEARS OF LONDON FECERUNT 1782

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

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History and Archive

Bells 6 and 7

2025

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 215Hz, which is Flat of A by 5 cents																						Should be: 186 Hz
Prime: 360Hz, which is Sharp of F by 11 cents																						Should be: 372 Hz
Tierce: 456Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 10 cents																						Should be: 438 Hz
Quint: 619Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 3 cents																						Should be: 558 Hz
Nominal: 744Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 4 cents																						Should be: 744 Hz
Upper Third: 990Hz, which is Sharp of B by 2 cents																						Should be: 937 Hz
Upper Quint: 1089Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 20 cents																						Should be: 1108 Hz
Upper Octave: 1484Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 4 cents																						Should be: 1480 Hz