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: 24½"	Cast by: Taylor in 1992
5	Documented weight: 3 - 0 - 8 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of F by 2 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: F (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



Praise Him Upon the Loud Cymbals

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 349Hz, which is Exactly F																						Should be: 348 Hz
Prime: 698Hz, which is Exactly F																						Should be: 697 Hz
Tierce: 827Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 4 cents																						Should be: 823 Hz
Quint: 1054Hz, which is Sharp of C by 8 cents																						Should be: 1046 Hz
Nominal: 1395Hz, which is Flat of F by 2 cents																						Should be: 1395 Hz
Upper Third: 1828Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 37 cents																						Should be: 1757 Hz
Upper Quint: 2090Hz, which is Flat of C by 3 cents																						Should be: 2078 Hz
Upper Octave: 2884Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 76 cents																						Should be: 2776 Hz