North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Emberton, All Saints

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 27ѕ"	Cast by: Taylor Oxford in 1839
2	Estimated weight: 4 - 0 - 13 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of D by 13 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: D ()

Inscriptions

Process Inscription

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

Removal of the bells

1901

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 292Hz, which is Flat of D by 2 cents																						Should be: 290 Hz
Prime: 574Hz, which is Flat of D by 13 cents																						Should be: 581 Hz
Tierce: 694Hz, which is Flat of F by 4 cents																						Should be: 685 Hz
Quint: 874Hz, which is Flat of A by 6 cents																						Should be: 871 Hz
Nominal: 1162Hz, which is Flat of D by 13 cents																						Should be: 1162 Hz
Upper Third: 1462Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 18 cents																						Should be: 1464 Hz
Upper Quint: 1738Hz, which is Flat of A by 22 cents																						Should be: 1731 Hz
Upper Octave: 2387Hz, which is Sharp of D by 38 cents																						Should be: 2312 Hz