North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Newport Pagnell, St Peter & St Paul

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 31Ľ"	Cast by: Gillett & Johnston in 1911
3	Documented weight: 5 - 2 - 26 (Weight Board)
Nominal: Flat of C by 20 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C (Weight Board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription





RECAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON CROYDON 1911.



JN@ PURATT & JN@ SMITH CH. WARDENS LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1769.

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

The 3rd without headstock

2002

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 256Hz, which is Flat of C by 6 cents																						Should be: 256 Hz
Prime: 515Hz, which is Flat of C by 8 cents																						Should be: 513 Hz
Tierce: 620Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 2 cents																						Should be: 605 Hz
Quint: 770Hz, which is Flat of G by 14 cents																						Should be: 769 Hz
Nominal: 1026Hz, which is Flat of C by 20 cents																						Should be: 1026 Hz
Upper Third: 1326Hz, which is Sharp of E by 7 cents																						Should be: 1292 Hz
Upper Quint: 1528Hz, which is Flat of G by 40 cents																						Should be: 1528 Hz
Upper Octave: 2096Hz, which is Sharp of C by 3 cents																						Should be: 2041 Hz