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: 31"	Cast by: M & S in 1952
4	Documented weight: 5 - 2 - 12 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of C by 2 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO


	19@52

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 262Hz, which is Exactly C																						Should be: 262 Hz
Prime: 523Hz, which is Exactly C																						Should be: 524 Hz
Tierce: 628Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 6 cents																						Should be: 618 Hz
Quint: 802Hz, which is Sharp of G by 18 cents																						Should be: 786 Hz
Nominal: 1048Hz, which is Sharp of C by 2 cents																						Should be: 1048 Hz
Upper Third: 1406Hz, which is Sharp of F by 9 cents																						Should be: 1320 Hz
Upper Quint: 1568Hz, which is Exactly G																						Should be: 1561 Hz
Upper Octave: 2148Hz, which is Sharp of C by 55 cents																						Should be: 2085 Hz