North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Emberton, All Saints

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 29Ѕ"	Cast by: Taylor Oxford in 1839
3	Estimated weight: 5 - 0 - 4 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of C by 8 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C ()

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: 262Hz, which is Exactly C																						Should be: 259 Hz
Prime: 476Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 10 cents																						Should be: 519 Hz
Tierce: 612Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 10 cents																						Should be: 612 Hz
Quint: 773Hz, which is Flat of G by 11 cents																						Should be: 778 Hz
Nominal: 1038Hz, which is Flat of C by 8 cents																						Should be: 1038 Hz
Upper Third: 1285Hz, which is Flat of E by 34 cents																						Should be: 1307 Hz
Upper Quint: 1556Hz, which is Flat of G by 12 cents																						Should be: 1546 Hz
Upper Octave: 2153Hz, which is Sharp of C by 60 cents																						Should be: 2065 Hz