North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Great Linford, St Andrew

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 31"	Cast by: Joseph Eayre in 1756
1	Documented weight: 6 - 2 - 21 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of D by 32 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: D# (Dove)

Inscriptions

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HENRICUS UTHWATT ARMIGER ME SUIS SUMPTIBUS HIC COLLORARI CURAVIT. 1756

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 338Hz, which is Sharp of E by 8 cents																						Should be: 301 Hz
Prime: 538Hz, which is Sharp of C by 15 cents																						Should be: 603 Hz
Tierce: 733Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 7 cents																						Should be: 712 Hz
Quint: 988Hz, which is Exactly B																						Should be: 905 Hz
Nominal: 1207Hz, which is Sharp of D by 32 cents																						Should be: 1207 Hz
Upper Third: 1532Hz, which is Flat of G by 36 cents																						Should be: 1520 Hz
Upper Quint: 1772Hz, which is Sharp of A by 12 cents																						Should be: 1798 Hz
Upper Octave: 2410Hz, which is Sharp of D by 61 cents																						Should be: 2401 Hz