North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

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Calverton, All Saints

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 39"	Cast by: Taylor Oxford in 1822
8	Documented weight: 11 - 2 - 0 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of G#/Ab by 17 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: G# (Dove)

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: 203Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 5 cents																						Should be: 203 Hz
Prime: 406Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 9 cents																						Should be: 407 Hz
Tierce: 486Hz, which is Flat of B by 8 cents																						Should be: 480 Hz
Quint: 619Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 3 cents																						Should be: 610 Hz
Nominal: 814Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 17 cents																						Should be: 814 Hz
Upper Third: 1103Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 6 cents																						Should be: 1025 Hz
Upper Quint: 1214Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 31 cents																						Should be: 1212 Hz
Upper Octave: 1666Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 5 cents																						Should be: 1619 Hz