North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Emberton, All Saints

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 30Ѕ"	Cast by: Taylor Oxford in 1839
4	Estimated weight: 5 - 0 - 19 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of B by 12 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: B ()

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: 245Hz, which is Flat of B by 2 cents																						Should be: 244 Hz
Prime: 465Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 1 cents																						Should be: 488 Hz
Tierce: 574Hz, which is Flat of D by 13 cents																						Should be: 575 Hz
Quint: 721Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 19 cents																						Should be: 732 Hz
Nominal: 976Hz, which is Flat of B by 12 cents																						Should be: 976 Hz
Upper Third: 1210Hz, which is Sharp of D by 35 cents																						Should be: 1229 Hz
Upper Quint: 1468Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 12 cents																						Should be: 1454 Hz
Upper Octave: 2027Hz, which is Sharp of B by 51 cents																						Should be: 1942 Hz