North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Haversham, St Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 30Ľ"	Cast by: Anthony Chandler in 1667
1	Estimated weight: 5 - 2 - 22 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of D by 4 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: D (Dove)

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CHANDLER MADE ME 1667

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 147Hz, which is Exactly D																						Should be: 147 Hz
Prime: 258Hz, which is Flat of C by 4 cents																						Should be: 295 Hz
Tierce: 350Hz, which is Sharp of F by 1 cents																						Should be: 348 Hz
Quint: 403Hz, which is Sharp of G by 11 cents																						Should be: 443 Hz
Nominal: 591Hz, which is Sharp of D by 4 cents																						Should be: 591 Hz
Upper Third: 676Hz, which is Sharp of E by 17 cents																						Should be: 744 Hz
Upper Quint: 882Hz, which is Sharp of A by 2 cents																						Should be: 880 Hz
Upper Octave: 1208Hz, which is Sharp of D by 33 cents																						Should be: 1176 Hz