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North Bucks Bells

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Wavendon, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 37"	Cast by: M & S in 1952
6	Documented weight: 8 - 3 - 5 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of G#/Ab by 6 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: Ab (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription






TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF LESLIE THORBURN MARLER THE OLD RING OF FIVE BELLS WERE RECAST INTO SIX BY LESLIE S. MARLER, T.D. C. ELLIOTT WIGG, RECTOR RYMOND G. ARNOLD } CHURCH CHARLES C. HARGREAVES ] WARDENS	19@52 MEARS&STAINBANK

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 210Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 2 cents																						Should be: 209 Hz
Prime: 420Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 5 cents																						Should be: 418 Hz
Tierce: 502Hz, which is Sharp of B by 8 cents																						Should be: 493 Hz
Quint: 622Hz, which is Exactly D#/Eb																						Should be: 627 Hz
Nominal: 837Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 6 cents																						Should be: 837 Hz
Upper Third: 1054Hz, which is Sharp of C by 8 cents																						Should be: 1054 Hz
Upper Quint: 1254Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 9 cents																						Should be: 1247 Hz
Upper Octave: 1722Hz, which is Flat of A by 38 cents																						Should be: 1665 Hz