North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Chicheley, St Laurence

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 35"	Cast by: Abraham Rudhall II in 1718
3	Estimated weight: 7 - 3 - 8 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of B by 20 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: B (Recording)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



SR IOHN CHESTER BART BENEFACTOR 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: 256Hz, which is Flat of C by 6 cents																						Should be: 242 Hz
Prime: 464Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 2 cents																						Should be: 484 Hz
Tierce: 578Hz, which is Flat of D by 9 cents																						Should be: 571 Hz
Quint: 803Hz, which is Sharp of G by 19 cents																						Should be: 726 Hz
Nominal: 968Hz, which is Flat of B by 20 cents																						Should be: 968 Hz
Upper Third: 1251Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 6 cents																						Should be: 1219 Hz
Upper Quint: 1433Hz, which is Sharp of F by 36 cents																						Should be: 1442 Hz
Upper Octave: 1964Hz, which is Flat of B by 12 cents																						Should be: 1926 Hz