North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

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Newport Pagnell, St Peter & St Paul

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 33½"	Cast by: Gillett & Johnston in 1911
4	Documented weight: 6 - 3 - 12 (Weight Board)
Nominal: Flat of A#/Bb by 7 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: A# (Weight Board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription





RECAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON CROYDON 1911.



1749. THO$ LESTER. ROBERT PERROTT PHILOMUSICUS AUDITU DIGNUS.

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

The 4th and 5th without headstocks

2002

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 232Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 1 cents																						Should be: 231 Hz
Prime: 464Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 2 cents																						Should be: 462 Hz
Tierce: 560Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 6 cents																						Should be: 545 Hz
Quint: 697Hz, which is Flat of F by 1 cents																						Should be: 693 Hz
Nominal: 925Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 7 cents																						Should be: 925 Hz
Upper Third: 1175Hz, which is Exactly D																						Should be: 1165 Hz
Upper Quint: 1373Hz, which is Flat of F by 24 cents																						Should be: 1378 Hz
Upper Octave: 1893Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 28 cents																						Should be: 1840 Hz