North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Lathbury, All Saints

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 38ž"	Cast by: James Keene in 1629
5	Documented weight: 11 - 0 - 0 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of G by 20 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: G (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

The 3, 4, 5 rung up

1974

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 211Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 3 cents																						Should be: 201 Hz
Prime: 397Hz, which is Sharp of G by 5 cents																						Should be: 402 Hz
Tierce: 488Hz, which is Flat of B by 6 cents																						Should be: 474 Hz
Quint: 590Hz, which is Sharp of D by 3 cents																						Should be: 603 Hz
Nominal: 804Hz, which is Sharp of G by 20 cents																						Should be: 804 Hz
Upper Third: 989Hz, which is Sharp of B by 1 cents																						Should be: 1013 Hz
Upper Quint: 1196Hz, which is Sharp of D by 21 cents																						Should be: 1197 Hz
Upper Octave: 1638Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 23 cents																						Should be: 1599 Hz