North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Padbury, St Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 30ž"	Cast by: John Briant in 1806
3	Estimated weight: 5 - 2 - 12 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of C#/Db by 21 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: Db (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: 302Hz, which is Sharp of D by 8 cents																						Should be: 282 Hz
Prime: 500Hz, which is Sharp of B by 6 cents																						Should be: 565 Hz
Tierce: 674Hz, which is Sharp of E by 15 cents																						Should be: 666 Hz
Quint: 865Hz, which is Flat of A by 15 cents																						Should be: 847 Hz
Nominal: 1130Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 21 cents																						Should be: 1130 Hz
Upper Third: 1370Hz, which is Flat of F by 27 cents																						Should be: 1423 Hz
Upper Quint: 1673Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 12 cents																						Should be: 1683 Hz
Upper Octave: 2280Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 63 cents																						Should be: 2248 Hz