North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

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Newport Pagnell, St Peter & St Paul

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 49"	Cast by: Gillett & Johnston in 1911
8	Documented weight: 21 - 2 - 16 (Weight Board)
Nominal: Flat of D#/Eb by 6 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: D# (Weight Board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription





RECAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON CROYDON 1911.



NUNTIA SUM COEPTAE PERITURAE PRAEVIA VITAE. ET MODO TRANSACTAE VOX EGO CERTA TUAE. THE REV? CHARLES KIPLING. VICAR WILLIAM WHITE EDWARD CLEAVER CHURCH WARDENS 1819. T. MEARS OF LONDON FECIT.

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

The tenor without headstock

2002

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 154Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 2 cents																						Should be: 154 Hz
Prime: 308Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 3 cents																						Should be: 308 Hz
Tierce: 381Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 11 cents																						Should be: 363 Hz
Quint: 462Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 4 cents																						Should be: 462 Hz
Nominal: 616Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 6 cents																						Should be: 616 Hz
Upper Third: 768Hz, which is Flat of G by 16 cents																						Should be: 776 Hz
Upper Quint: 900Hz, which is Sharp of A by 20 cents																						Should be: 917 Hz
Upper Octave: 1220Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 25 cents																						Should be: 1225 Hz