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: 35"	Cast by: John Hodson in 1664
5	Estimated weight: 8 - 1 - 1 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of B by 6 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: B (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: 246Hz, which is Flat of B by 1 cents																						Should be: 245 Hz
Prime: 465Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 1 cents																						Should be: 491 Hz
Tierce: 586Hz, which is Flat of D by 1 cents																						Should be: 579 Hz
Quint: 700Hz, which is Sharp of F by 2 cents																						Should be: 736 Hz
Nominal: 982Hz, which is Flat of B by 6 cents																						Should be: 982 Hz
Upper Third: 1202Hz, which is Sharp of D by 27 cents																						Should be: 1237 Hz
Upper Quint: 1468Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 12 cents																						Should be: 1463 Hz
Upper Octave: 2012Hz, which is Sharp of B by 36 cents																						Should be: 1954 Hz