North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Chicheley, St Laurence

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 36½"	Cast by: Abraham Rudhall II in 1718
4	Estimated weight: 8 - 3 - 13 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of A by 20 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: A (Recording)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



PEACE & GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD 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: 234Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 1 cents																						Should be: 225 Hz
Prime: 419Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 4 cents																						Should be: 450 Hz
Tierce: 532Hz, which is Sharp of C by 9 cents																						Should be: 531 Hz
Quint: 682Hz, which is Flat of F by 16 cents																						Should be: 675 Hz
Nominal: 900Hz, which is Sharp of A by 20 cents																						Should be: 900 Hz
Upper Third: 1158Hz, which is Flat of D by 17 cents																						Should be: 1134 Hz
Upper Quint: 1345Hz, which is Sharp of E by 26 cents																						Should be: 1341 Hz
Upper Octave: 1849Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 16 cents																						Should be: 1791 Hz