North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Calverton, All Saints

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 30½"	Cast by: Taylor Oxford in 1822
4	Estimated weight: 5 - 0 - 24 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of D#/Eb by 31 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: ()

Inscriptions

Process Inscription

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 303Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 8 cents																						Should be: 303 Hz
Prime: 603Hz, which is Sharp of D by 16 cents																						Should be: 607 Hz
Tierce: 728Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 12 cents																						Should be: 716 Hz
Quint: 936Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 4 cents																						Should be: 910 Hz
Nominal: 1214Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 31 cents																						Should be: 1214 Hz
Upper Third: 1560Hz, which is Flat of G by 8 cents																						Should be: 1529 Hz
Upper Quint: 1798Hz, which is Sharp of A by 38 cents																						Should be: 1808 Hz
Upper Octave: 2459Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 30 cents																						Should be: 2415 Hz