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: 38½"	Cast by: John Hodson in 1664
6	Documented weight: 10 - 2 - 14 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of A by 5 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: A (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: 220Hz, which is Exactly A																						Should be: 221 Hz
Prime: 421Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 6 cents																						Should be: 442 Hz
Tierce: 530Hz, which is Sharp of C by 7 cents																						Should be: 522 Hz
Quint: 622Hz, which is Exactly D#/Eb																						Should be: 663 Hz
Nominal: 885Hz, which is Sharp of A by 5 cents																						Should be: 885 Hz
Upper Third: 1086Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 23 cents																						Should be: 1115 Hz
Upper Quint: 1324Hz, which is Sharp of E by 5 cents																						Should be: 1318 Hz
Upper Octave: 1815Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 50 cents																						Should be: 1761 Hz