North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Chicheley, St Laurence

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 33"	Cast by: Abraham Rudhall II in 1718
2	Estimated weight: 6 - 3 - 18 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of C#/Db by 27 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C# (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: 294Hz, which is Exactly D																						Should be: 270 Hz
Prime: 500Hz, which is Sharp of B by 6 cents																						Should be: 541 Hz
Tierce: 646Hz, which is Flat of E by 13 cents																						Should be: 638 Hz
Quint: 880Hz, which is Exactly A																						Should be: 811 Hz
Nominal: 1082Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 27 cents																						Should be: 1082 Hz
Upper Third: 1384Hz, which is Flat of F by 13 cents																						Should be: 1363 Hz
Upper Quint: 1599Hz, which is Sharp of G by 31 cents																						Should be: 1612 Hz
Upper Octave: 2180Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 37 cents																						Should be: 2153 Hz