North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Clifton Reynes, St Mary the Virgin

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 28½"	Cast by: John Hodson in 1664
2	Estimated weight: 4 - 3 - 15 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of E by 7 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: E (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: 310Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 1 cents																						Should be: 328 Hz
Prime: 580Hz, which is Flat of D by 7 cents																						Should be: 656 Hz
Tierce: 762Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 22 cents																						Should be: 774 Hz
Quint: 916Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 16 cents																						Should be: 984 Hz
Nominal: 1312Hz, which is Flat of E by 7 cents																						Should be: 1312 Hz
Upper Third: 1658Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 3 cents																						Should be: 1653 Hz
Upper Quint: 1978Hz, which is Sharp of B by 2 cents																						Should be: 1954 Hz
Upper Octave: 2727Hz, which is Flat of F by 67 cents																						Should be: 2610 Hz