North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Padbury, St Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 34"	Cast by: John Briant in 1806
5	Estimated weight: 7 - 0 - 13 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of A#/Bb by 8 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: Bb (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: 220Hz, which is Exactly A																						Should be: 235 Hz
Prime: 425Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 10 cents																						Should be: 470 Hz
Tierce: 558Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 4 cents																						Should be: 554 Hz
Quint: 752Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 12 cents																						Should be: 705 Hz
Nominal: 940Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 8 cents																						Should be: 940 Hz
Upper Third: 1189Hz, which is Sharp of D by 14 cents																						Should be: 1184 Hz
Upper Quint: 1408Hz, which is Sharp of F by 11 cents																						Should be: 1400 Hz
Upper Octave: 1938Hz, which is Flat of B by 38 cents																						Should be: 1870 Hz