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: 37"	Cast by: Gillett & Johnston in 1911
5	Documented weight: 8 - 3 - 6 (Weight Board)
Nominal: Flat of G#/Ab by 9 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: G# (Weight Board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription





RECAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON CROYDON 1911.



1749. T. LESTER OF LONDON.

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: 206Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 2 cents																						Should be: 205 Hz
Prime: 412Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 3 cents																						Should be: 411 Hz
Tierce: 502Hz, which is Sharp of B by 8 cents																						Should be: 484 Hz
Quint: 617Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 5 cents																						Should be: 616 Hz
Nominal: 822Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 9 cents																						Should be: 822 Hz
Upper Third: 1087Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 22 cents																						Should be: 1035 Hz
Upper Quint: 1208Hz, which is Sharp of D by 33 cents																						Should be: 1224 Hz
Upper Octave: 1657Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 4 cents																						Should be: 1635 Hz