North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Clifton Reynes, St Mary the Virgin

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 26"	Cast by: Alfred Bowell in 1905
1	Estimated weight: 3 - 3 - 15 (Based on model)
Nominal: Exactly F#/Gb (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: F# (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



ALFRED BOWELL MADE ME 1905


MAGNIFICAT ANIMA MEA DOMINUM

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 414Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 1 cents																						Should be: 370 Hz
Prime: 656Hz, which is Flat of E by 3 cents																						Should be: 740 Hz
Tierce: 895Hz, which is Sharp of A by 15 cents																						Should be: 873 Hz
Quint: 1220Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 25 cents																						Should be: 1110 Hz
Nominal: 1480Hz, which is Exactly F#/Gb																						Should be: 1480 Hz
Upper Third: 1884Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 19 cents																						Should be: 1864 Hz
Upper Quint: 2172Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 45 cents																						Should be: 2205 Hz
Upper Octave: 2940Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 20 cents																						Should be: 2945 Hz