North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Olney, St Peter & St Paul

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 30½"	Cast by: Whitechapel in 2008
2	Documented weight: 6 - 2 - 23 (Weight Board)
Nominal: Flat of E by 17 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: E (Weight Board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription






DONATED IN MEMORY OF DAVID MICHAEL WARD 1936-2006	WHITES OF APPLETON CHURCH BELLHANGERS 2 20 08 WHITECHAPEL

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

The new 2nd at Appleton.

2009

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 324Hz, which is Flat of E by 6 cents																						Should be: 325 Hz
Prime: 640Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 18 cents																						Should be: 651 Hz
Tierce: 785Hz, which is Sharp of G by 1 cents																						Should be: 768 Hz
Quint: 969Hz, which is Flat of B by 19 cents																						Should be: 976 Hz
Nominal: 1302Hz, which is Flat of E by 17 cents																						Should be: 1302 Hz
Upper Third: 1687Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 26 cents																						Should be: 1640 Hz
Upper Quint: 1887Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 22 cents																						Should be: 1939 Hz
Upper Octave: 2527Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 38 cents																						Should be: 2590 Hz