North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Padbury, St Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 32"	Cast by: John Briant in 1806
4	Estimated weight: 5 - 3 - 26 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of C by 16 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C (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: 272Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 5 cents																						Should be: 265 Hz
Prime: 499Hz, which is Sharp of B by 5 cents																						Should be: 531 Hz
Tierce: 632Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 10 cents																						Should be: 626 Hz
Quint: 797Hz, which is Sharp of G by 13 cents																						Should be: 796 Hz
Nominal: 1062Hz, which is Sharp of C by 16 cents																						Should be: 1062 Hz
Upper Third: 1356Hz, which is Sharp of E by 37 cents																						Should be: 1338 Hz
Upper Quint: 1592Hz, which is Sharp of G by 24 cents																						Should be: 1582 Hz
Upper Octave: 2182Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 35 cents																						Should be: 2113 Hz