North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

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Wavendon, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 29ž"	Cast by: M & S in 1952
3	Documented weight: 4 - 3 - 10 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of C#/Db by 7 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: Db (Dove)

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AND OUR MOUTH SHALL SHOW FORTH THY PRAISE


	19@52

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 280Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 3 cents																						Should be: 279 Hz
Prime: 559Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 5 cents																						Should be: 558 Hz
Tierce: 668Hz, which is Sharp of E by 9 cents																						Should be: 658 Hz
Quint: 850Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 19 cents																						Should be: 837 Hz
Nominal: 1116Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 7 cents																						Should be: 1116 Hz
Upper Third: 1426Hz, which is Sharp of F by 29 cents																						Should be: 1406 Hz
Upper Quint: 1668Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 7 cents																						Should be: 1662 Hz
Upper Octave: 2292Hz, which is Flat of D by 57 cents																						Should be: 2220 Hz