North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Olney, St Peter & St Paul

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 44"	Cast by: Robert Atton in 1631
8	Documented weight: 13 - 2 - 19 (Weight Board)
Nominal: Sharp of F by 19 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: F# (Weight Board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



ROBERT ATTON OF BVCKINGHAM MADE ME 1631

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 180Hz, which is Sharp of F by 5 cents																						Should be: 179 Hz
Prime: 360Hz, which is Sharp of F by 11 cents																						Should be: 358 Hz
Tierce: 437Hz, which is Flat of A by 3 cents																						Should be: 423 Hz
Quint: 532Hz, which is Sharp of C by 9 cents																						Should be: 537 Hz
Nominal: 717Hz, which is Sharp of F by 19 cents																						Should be: 717 Hz
Upper Third: 937Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 5 cents																						Should be: 903 Hz
Upper Quint: 1055Hz, which is Sharp of C by 9 cents																						Should be: 1068 Hz
Upper Octave: 1434Hz, which is Sharp of F by 37 cents																						Should be: 1426 Hz