North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Chicheley, St Laurence

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 31"	Cast by: Abraham Rudhall II in 1718
1	Estimated weight: 5 - 2 - 24 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of D#/Eb by 29 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: D# (Recording)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



A R * ++++ 1718

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 320Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 9 cents																						Should be: 304 Hz
Prime: 534Hz, which is Sharp of C by 11 cents																						Should be: 608 Hz
Tierce: 716Hz, which is Sharp of F by 18 cents																						Should be: 717 Hz
Quint: 952Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 20 cents																						Should be: 912 Hz
Nominal: 1216Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 29 cents																						Should be: 1216 Hz
Upper Third: 1498Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 18 cents																						Should be: 1532 Hz
Upper Quint: 1811Hz, which is Sharp of A by 51 cents																						Should be: 1811 Hz
Upper Octave: 2473Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 16 cents																						Should be: 2419 Hz