North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Emberton, All Saints

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 35ј"	Cast by: Taylor Oxford in 1839
5	Estimated weight: 7 - 2 - 15 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of A by 2 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: A ()

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: 224Hz, which is Sharp of A by 4 cents																						Should be: 219 Hz
Prime: 439Hz, which is Flat of A by 1 cents																						Should be: 439 Hz
Tierce: 526Hz, which is Sharp of C by 3 cents																						Should be: 518 Hz
Quint: 652Hz, which is Flat of E by 7 cents																						Should be: 658 Hz
Nominal: 878Hz, which is Flat of A by 2 cents																						Should be: 878 Hz
Upper Third: 1088Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 21 cents																						Should be: 1106 Hz
Upper Quint: 1304Hz, which is Flat of E by 15 cents																						Should be: 1308 Hz
Upper Octave: 1789Hz, which is Sharp of A by 29 cents																						Should be: 1747 Hz