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: 31"	Cast by: Taylor in 1992
8	Documented weight: 6 - 0 - 10 (Dove)
Nominal: Exactly C (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



Cast as a gift of Patricia Newton Master of the Oxford Diocesan Guild

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

This young person rang her first peal of Major on these bells in June 2005

1992

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 262Hz, which is Exactly C																						Should be: 261 Hz
Prime: 525Hz, which is Sharp of C by 2 cents																						Should be: 523 Hz
Tierce: 620Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 2 cents																						Should be: 617 Hz
Quint: 790Hz, which is Sharp of G by 6 cents																						Should be: 784 Hz
Nominal: 1046Hz, which is Exactly C																						Should be: 1046 Hz
Upper Third: 1429Hz, which is Sharp of F by 32 cents																						Should be: 1317 Hz
Upper Quint: 1574Hz, which is Sharp of G by 6 cents																						Should be: 1558 Hz
Upper Octave: 2170Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 47 cents																						Should be: 2081 Hz