North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Moulsoe, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 32Ľ"	Cast by: Taylor in 1839
3	Documented weight: 5 - 3 - 16 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of A#/Bb by 24 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: B (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



W: & J: TAYLOR BELL FOUNDERS OXFORD 1839

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

The third bell, rather brutally re-hung but with the very unusual stay location clearly visible.

1998

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 257Hz, which is Flat of C by 5 cents																						Should be: 239 Hz
Prime: 450Hz, which is Sharp of A by 10 cents																						Should be: 478 Hz
Tierce: 569Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 15 cents																						Should be: 564 Hz
Quint: 754Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 14 cents																						Should be: 717 Hz
Nominal: 956Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 24 cents																						Should be: 956 Hz
Upper Third: 1290Hz, which is Flat of E by 29 cents																						Should be: 1204 Hz
Upper Quint: 1430Hz, which is Sharp of F by 33 cents																						Should be: 1424 Hz
Upper Octave: 1963Hz, which is Flat of B by 13 cents																						Should be: 1902 Hz