North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Fenny Stratford, St Martin

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 34½"	Cast by: Alfred Bowell in 1913
6	Documented weight: 8 - 0 - 4 (Recording)
Nominal: Sharp of A by 17 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: A (Recording)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



CAST 1887. RECAST BY ALFRED BOWELL OF IPSWICH 1913


JOHN BIRMINGHAM. M.A. VICAR. DAVID C. EDWARD * HENRY T. FRACY. CHURCHWARDENS

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 233Hz, which is Exactly A#/Bb																						Should be: 224 Hz
Prime: 433Hz, which is Flat of A by 7 cents																						Should be: 448 Hz
Tierce: 528Hz, which is Sharp of C by 5 cents																						Should be: 529 Hz
Quint: 698Hz, which is Exactly F																						Should be: 672 Hz
Nominal: 897Hz, which is Sharp of A by 17 cents																						Should be: 897 Hz
Upper Third: 1120Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 11 cents																						Should be: 1130 Hz
Upper Quint: 1354Hz, which is Sharp of E by 35 cents																						Should be: 1336 Hz
Upper Octave: 1877Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 12 cents																						Should be: 1785 Hz