North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Buckingham, St Peter & St Paul

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 34ј"	Cast by: Chapman & Mears in 1782
3	Documented weight: 7 - 1 - 0 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of B by 13 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: B (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



OUR VOICES SHALL WITH JOYFULL SOUND MAKE HILLS AND VALLEYS ECHO ROUND CHAPMAN & MEARS OF LONDON FECERUNT 1782

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

Bells 2, 3 and 4

2025

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 282Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 5 cents																						Should be: 243 Hz
Prime: 450Hz, which is Sharp of A by 10 cents																						Should be: 487 Hz
Tierce: 590Hz, which is Sharp of D by 3 cents																						Should be: 575 Hz
Quint: 822Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 9 cents																						Should be: 731 Hz
Nominal: 975Hz, which is Flat of B by 13 cents																						Should be: 975 Hz
Upper Third: 1259Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 14 cents																						Should be: 1228 Hz
Upper Quint: 1438Hz, which is Sharp of F by 41 cents																						Should be: 1452 Hz
Upper Octave: 1960Hz, which is Flat of B by 16 cents																						Should be: 1940 Hz