North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Olney, St Peter & St Paul

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 33"	Cast by: Alfred Bowell in 1903
4	Documented weight: 6 - 2 - 27 (Weight Board)
Nominal: Sharp of C by 32 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C# (Weight Board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



BOWELL & SON, FOUNDERS, IPSWICH.


BEQUEATHED TO THE PARISH OF OLNEY BY THOMAS EYLES, ? 1903 ?

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

The two trebles at Ipswich

1904

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 271Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 6 cents																						Should be: 269 Hz
Prime: 496Hz, which is Sharp of B by 2 cents																						Should be: 539 Hz
Tierce: 635Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 13 cents																						Should be: 636 Hz
Quint: 808Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 23 cents																						Should be: 808 Hz
Nominal: 1078Hz, which is Sharp of C by 32 cents																						Should be: 1078 Hz
Upper Third: 1384Hz, which is Flat of F by 13 cents																						Should be: 1358 Hz
Upper Quint: 1616Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 45 cents																						Should be: 1606 Hz
Upper Octave: 2223Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 6 cents																						Should be: 2145 Hz