North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Fenny Stratford, St Martin

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 25ž"	Cast by: Alfred Bowell in 1913
2	Estimated weight: 3 - 2 - 9 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of F by 28 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: F (Recording)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



CAST 1887. RECAST BY ALFRED BOWELL OF IPSWICH 1913

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 356Hz, which is Sharp of F by 7 cents																						Should be: 342 Hz
Prime: 670Hz, which is Sharp of E by 11 cents																						Should be: 684 Hz
Tierce: 808Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 23 cents																						Should be: 807 Hz
Quint: 1104Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 5 cents																						Should be: 1026 Hz
Nominal: 1369Hz, which is Flat of F by 28 cents																						Should be: 1369 Hz
Upper Third: 1801Hz, which is Sharp of A by 41 cents																						Should be: 1724 Hz
Upper Quint: 2046Hz, which is Flat of C by 47 cents																						Should be: 2039 Hz
Upper Octave: 2802Hz, which is Sharp of F by 8 cents																						Should be: 2724 Hz