North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Haversham, St Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 32ž"	Cast by: James Keene in 1625
2	Estimated weight: 6 - 3 - 11 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of C by 12 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C (Dove)

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GOD SAVE OVR KING 1625 IK

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 273Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 4 cents																						Should be: 264 Hz
Prime: 500Hz, which is Sharp of B by 6 cents																						Should be: 529 Hz
Tierce: 642Hz, which is Flat of E by 17 cents																						Should be: 624 Hz
Quint: 764Hz, which is Flat of G by 20 cents																						Should be: 793 Hz
Nominal: 1058Hz, which is Sharp of C by 12 cents																						Should be: 1058 Hz
Upper Third: 1316Hz, which is Flat of E by 3 cents																						Should be: 1333 Hz
Upper Quint: 1566Hz, which is Flat of G by 2 cents																						Should be: 1576 Hz
Upper Octave: 2133Hz, which is Sharp of C by 40 cents																						Should be: 2105 Hz