North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Haversham, St Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 35"	Cast by: James Keene in 1638
3	Estimated weight: 8 - 0 - 2 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of A#/Bb by 4 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: Bb (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



+ GOD SAVE OVR KING 1638

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 246Hz, which is Flat of B by 1 cents																						Should be: 232 Hz
Prime: 425Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 10 cents																						Should be: 464 Hz
Tierce: 556Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 2 cents																						Should be: 547 Hz
Quint: 700Hz, which is Sharp of F by 2 cents																						Should be: 696 Hz
Nominal: 928Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 4 cents																						Should be: 928 Hz
Upper Third: 1191Hz, which is Sharp of D by 16 cents																						Should be: 1169 Hz
Upper Quint: 1383Hz, which is Flat of F by 14 cents																						Should be: 1382 Hz
Upper Octave: 1894Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 29 cents																						Should be: 1846 Hz