North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

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Newton Blossomville, St Nicholas

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 30Ѕ"	Cast by: Joseph Eayre in 1769
3	Estimated weight: 5 - 0 - 27 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of C by 26 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription





REVD. BEAUMONT DIXIE RECTOR: JOHN LAUGHTON THO HAITT CHURCWARDENS 1769:-:

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

Tenor

2025

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 270Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 7 cents																						Should be: 268 Hz
Prime: 510Hz, which is Flat of C by 13 cents																						Should be: 536 Hz
Tierce: 638Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 16 cents																						Should be: 632 Hz
Quint: 714Hz, which is Sharp of F by 16 cents																						Should be: 804 Hz
Nominal: 1072Hz, which is Sharp of C by 26 cents																						Should be: 1072 Hz
Upper Third: 1429Hz, which is Sharp of F by 32 cents																						Should be: 1350 Hz
Upper Quint: 1608Hz, which is Sharp of G by 40 cents																						Should be: 1597 Hz
Upper Octave: 2208Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 9 cents																						Should be: 2133 Hz