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Newport Pagnell, St Peter & St Paul

Tower:  
Bell:

Diameter: 28?"Cast by: Gillett & Johnston in 1911
1Documented weight: 5 - 0 - 5 (Weight Board)
Nominal: Flat of D#/Eb by 6 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)Documented note: D# (Weight Board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription

 


 


RECAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON CROYDON 1911


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AT PROPER TIMES MY VOICE ILE RAISE
AND SOUND TO MY SUBSCRIBERS PRAISE
T. LESTER. FECIT 1749.



 
 


Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive
Treble on sleepers
2002

Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:

Actual tuning of partialsVariation from Simpson tuning
Hum: 308Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 3 cents                     Should be: 309 Hz
Prime: 618Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 4 cents                     Should be: 619 Hz
Tierce: 742Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 2 cents                     Should be: 731 Hz
Quint: 921Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 11 cents                     Should be: 929 Hz
Nominal: 1239Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 6 cents                     Should be: 1239 Hz
Upper Third: 1621Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 40 cents                     Should be: 1561 Hz
Upper Quint: 1844Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 21 cents                     Should be: 1846 Hz
Upper Octave: 2525Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 36 cents                     Should be: 2465 Hz