North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Downs Barn, The Cross and Stable

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 19½"	Cast by: Taylor in 1992
1	Documented weight: 1 - 3 - 14 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of C by 3 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



Margaret A. Foord 1908-1991 Eric C. J. Foord 1904-1985 Emberton, Bucks.

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 521Hz, which is Flat of C by 2 cents																						Should be: 524 Hz
Prime: 1052Hz, which is Sharp of C by 6 cents																						Should be: 1048 Hz
Tierce: 1252Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 7 cents																						Should be: 1236 Hz
Quint: 1574Hz, which is Sharp of G by 6 cents																						Should be: 1572 Hz
Nominal: 2096Hz, which is Sharp of C by 3 cents																						Should be: 2096 Hz
Upper Third: 2632Hz, which is Flat of E by 5 cents																						Should be: 2640 Hz
Upper Quint: 3072Hz, which is Flat of G by 64 cents																						Should be: 3123 Hz
Upper Octave: 4154Hz, which is Flat of C by 32 cents																						Should be: 4171 Hz