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Buckingham, St Peter & St Paul

Tower:  
Bell:

Diameter: 48¾"Cast by: Chapman & Mears in 1782
7Documented weight: 16 - 0 - 0 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of E by 14 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)Documented note: E (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription

 
 

IN WEDLOCK BANDS ALL YE WHO JOIN WITH HANDS YOUR HEART UNITE SO SHALL OUR TUNEFULL TONGUES COMBINE TO LAUD THE NUPTIAL RITE CHAPMAN & MEARS OF LONDON FECERUNT 1782

 
 
 
 
 

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive
7th bell
2025

Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:

Actual tuning of partialsVariation from Simpson tuning
Hum: 166Hz, which is Sharp of E by 1 cents                     Should be: 161 Hz
Prime: 322Hz, which is Flat of E by 8 cents                     Should be: 322 Hz
Tierce: 388Hz, which is Flat of G by 4 cents                     Should be: 380 Hz
Quint: 480Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 14 cents                     Should be: 483 Hz
Nominal: 645Hz, which is Flat of E by 14 cents                     Should be: 645 Hz
Upper Third: 795Hz, which is Sharp of G by 11 cents                     Should be: 812 Hz
Upper Quint: 967Hz, which is Flat of B by 21 cents                     Should be: 961 Hz
Upper Octave: 1331Hz, which is Sharp of E by 12 cents                     Should be: 1283 Hz