North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

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Padbury, St Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 38"	Cast by: John Briant in 1806
6	Documented weight: 10 - 2 - 0 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of G#/Ab by 5 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: Ab (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



JOHN BRIANT HERTFORD FECIT 1806 THE REVD WM : EYRE VICAR : FLOWERS : & : WM : HORWOOD : C WARDENS

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: 209 Hz
Prime: 392Hz, which is Exactly G																						Should be: 418 Hz
Tierce: 497Hz, which is Sharp of B by 3 cents																						Should be: 493 Hz
Quint: 648Hz, which is Flat of E by 11 cents																						Should be: 627 Hz
Nominal: 836Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 5 cents																						Should be: 836 Hz
Upper Third: 1077Hz, which is Sharp of C by 31 cents																						Should be: 1053 Hz
Upper Quint: 1251Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 6 cents																						Should be: 1245 Hz
Upper Octave: 1726Hz, which is Flat of A by 34 cents																						Should be: 1663 Hz