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: 34"	Cast by: M & S in 1952
5	Documented weight: 7 - 0 - 20 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of A#/Bb by 13 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: Bb (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



GOD BLESS QUEEN ELIZABETH


	19@52

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 237Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 4 cents																						Should be: 236 Hz
Prime: 472Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 6 cents																						Should be: 472 Hz
Tierce: 564Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 10 cents																						Should be: 557 Hz
Quint: 744Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 4 cents																						Should be: 708 Hz
Nominal: 945Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 13 cents																						Should be: 945 Hz
Upper Third: 1306Hz, which is Flat of E by 13 cents																						Should be: 1190 Hz
Upper Quint: 1409Hz, which is Sharp of F by 12 cents																						Should be: 1408 Hz
Upper Octave: 1936Hz, which is Flat of B by 40 cents																						Should be: 1880 Hz