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: 31ž"	Cast by: John Hodson in 1664
4	Estimated weight: 6 - 1 - 21 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of C#/Db by 7 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C# (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: 274Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 3 cents																						Should be: 279 Hz
Prime: 520Hz, which is Flat of C by 3 cents																						Should be: 558 Hz
Tierce: 659Hz, which is Exactly E																						Should be: 658 Hz
Quint: 802Hz, which is Sharp of G by 18 cents																						Should be: 837 Hz
Nominal: 1116Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 7 cents																						Should be: 1116 Hz
Upper Third: 1355Hz, which is Sharp of E by 36 cents																						Should be: 1406 Hz
Upper Quint: 1668Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 7 cents																						Should be: 1662 Hz
Upper Octave: 2286Hz, which is Flat of D by 63 cents																						Should be: 2220 Hz