North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Lavendon, St Michael & All Angels

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 34"	Cast by: Taylor in 1974
5	Documented weight: 7 - 1 - 6 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of A by 8 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: A (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



R TAYLOR & SONS, FOUNDERS MDCCCXXVIII


R. TAYLOR & Co. W. SHARMAN C:WARDEN	RECAST 1974

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 229Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 4 cents																						Should be: 222 Hz
Prime: 446Hz, which is Sharp of A by 6 cents																						Should be: 444 Hz
Tierce: 532Hz, which is Sharp of C by 9 cents																						Should be: 523 Hz
Quint: 776Hz, which is Flat of G by 8 cents																						Should be: 666 Hz
Nominal: 888Hz, which is Sharp of A by 8 cents																						Should be: 888 Hz
Upper Third: 1025Hz, which is Flat of C by 21 cents																						Should be: 1118 Hz
Upper Quint: 1330Hz, which is Sharp of E by 11 cents																						Should be: 1323 Hz
Upper Octave: 1852Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 13 cents																						Should be: 1767 Hz