North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Fenny Stratford, St Martin

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 28?"	Cast by: Alfred Bowell in 1913
4	Estimated weight: 4 - 2 - 22 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of C#/Db by 32 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C# (Recording)

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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: 298Hz, which is Sharp of D by 4 cents																						Should be: 285 Hz
Prime: 556Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 2 cents																						Should be: 570 Hz
Tierce: 672Hz, which is Sharp of E by 13 cents																						Should be: 673 Hz
Quint: 934Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 2 cents																						Should be: 855 Hz
Nominal: 1141Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 32 cents																						Should be: 1141 Hz
Upper Third: 1485Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 5 cents																						Should be: 1437 Hz
Upper Quint: 1716Hz, which is Flat of A by 44 cents																						Should be: 1700 Hz
Upper Octave: 2374Hz, which is Sharp of D by 25 cents																						Should be: 2270 Hz