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: 25½"	Cast by: Taylor in 1992
6	Documented weight: 3 - 1 - 12 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of E by 5 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: E (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



A gift of the Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers to commemorate the 450th. Anniversary of the Diocese

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 328Hz, which is Flat of E by 2 cents																						Should be: 328 Hz
Prime: 658Hz, which is Flat of E by 1 cents																						Should be: 657 Hz
Tierce: 786Hz, which is Sharp of G by 2 cents																						Should be: 775 Hz
Quint: 967Hz, which is Flat of B by 21 cents																						Should be: 985 Hz
Nominal: 1314Hz, which is Flat of E by 5 cents																						Should be: 1314 Hz
Upper Third: 1696Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 35 cents																						Should be: 1655 Hz
Upper Quint: 1958Hz, which is Flat of B by 18 cents																						Should be: 1957 Hz
Upper Octave: 2684Hz, which is Sharp of E by 47 cents																						Should be: 2614 Hz