North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Fenny Stratford, St Martin

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 30?"	Cast by: Alfred Bowell in 1913
5	Estimated weight: 5 - 2 - 26 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of B by 13 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: B (Recording)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



CAST 1887. RECAST BY ALFRED BOWELL OF IPSWICH 1913


HAE CAMPANAE IN GLORIAM DEI ET IM PIAM COMMEMORATIONEM ANNI SEMISULARIS AECULA

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 254Hz, which is Sharp of B by 7 cents																						Should be: 250 Hz
Prime: 522Hz, which is Flat of C by 1 cents																						Should be: 500 Hz
Tierce: 590Hz, which is Sharp of D by 3 cents																						Should be: 590 Hz
Quint: 791Hz, which is Sharp of G by 7 cents																						Should be: 750 Hz
Nominal: 1001Hz, which is Sharp of B by 13 cents																						Should be: 1001 Hz
Upper Third: 1273Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 28 cents																						Should be: 1261 Hz
Upper Quint: 1517Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 37 cents																						Should be: 1491 Hz
Upper Octave: 2110Hz, which is Sharp of C by 17 cents																						Should be: 1991 Hz