North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Great Linford, St Andrew

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 39"	Cast by: Joseph Eayre in 1756
5	Documented weight: 10 - 2 - 0 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of G#/Ab by 21 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: G# (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



CONJUGIUM PARTUS MYSTERIA FESTA DECORO ANNO. DOMINI 1756.

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 224Hz, which is Sharp of A by 4 cents																						Should be: 202 Hz
Prime: 408Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 7 cents																						Should be: 405 Hz
Tierce: 496Hz, which is Sharp of B by 2 cents																						Should be: 477 Hz
Quint: 668Hz, which is Sharp of E by 9 cents																						Should be: 607 Hz
Nominal: 810Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 21 cents																						Should be: 810 Hz
Upper Third: 1012Hz, which is Sharp of B by 24 cents																						Should be: 1020 Hz
Upper Quint: 1154Hz, which is Flat of D by 21 cents																						Should be: 1206 Hz
Upper Octave: 1645Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 16 cents																						Should be: 1611 Hz