North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Olney, St Peter & St Paul

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 47Ľ"	Cast by: Thomas Russell in 1733
9	Documented weight: 16 - 0 - 15 (Weight Board)
Nominal: Flat of E by 17 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: E (Weight Board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



IOHN ? MAKES # AND ? # ? THOMAS OSBOURN CHURCHWARDENS # ? # ? ? ? THOMAS RVSSELL OF WOOTON ? MADE ? MEE # 1733 ? ? ? # #

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 162Hz, which is Flat of E by 3 cents																						Should be: 160 Hz
Prime: 320Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 9 cents																						Should be: 321 Hz
Tierce: 390Hz, which is Flat of G by 2 cents																						Should be: 378 Hz
Quint: 474Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 8 cents																						Should be: 481 Hz
Nominal: 642Hz, which is Flat of E by 17 cents																						Should be: 642 Hz
Upper Third: 828Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 3 cents																						Should be: 808 Hz
Upper Quint: 950Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 18 cents																						Should be: 956 Hz
Upper Octave: 1302Hz, which is Flat of E by 17 cents																						Should be: 1277 Hz