North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Olney, St Peter & St Paul

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 52Ľ"	Cast by: Henry Bagley in 1682
10	Documented weight: 24 - 0 - 9 (Weight Board)
Nominal: Flat of D by 13 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: D (Weight Board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



MATHEW ##### PYE ##### ARTHVR ##### BVCK #### CHARCHWARDENS ###### 1682 ######


INSIGNIA ###### THOME O IOHNSON ###### ARM ######

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 142Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 3 cents																						Should be: 143 Hz
Prime: 300Hz, which is Sharp of D by 6 cents																						Should be: 287 Hz
Tierce: 346Hz, which is Flat of F by 3 cents																						Should be: 338 Hz
Quint: 442Hz, which is Sharp of A by 2 cents																						Should be: 430 Hz
Nominal: 574Hz, which is Flat of D by 13 cents																						Should be: 574 Hz
Upper Third: 786Hz, which is Sharp of G by 2 cents																						Should be: 723 Hz
Upper Quint: 818Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 13 cents																						Should be: 855 Hz
Upper Octave: 1182Hz, which is Sharp of D by 7 cents																						Should be: 1142 Hz