North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Padbury, St Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 28ž"	Cast by: John Briant in 1806
2	Estimated weight: 4 - 2 - 16 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of D#/Eb by 3 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: Eb (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



JOHN BRIANT HERTFORD FECIT 1806

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 316Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 5 cents																						Should be: 310 Hz
Prime: 540Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 14 cents																						Should be: 621 Hz
Tierce: 730Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 10 cents																						Should be: 732 Hz
Quint: 906Hz, which is Sharp of A by 26 cents																						Should be: 931 Hz
Nominal: 1242Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 3 cents																						Should be: 1242 Hz
Upper Third: 1512Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 32 cents																						Should be: 1564 Hz
Upper Quint: 1853Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 12 cents																						Should be: 1850 Hz
Upper Octave: 2536Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 47 cents																						Should be: 2471 Hz