North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Emberton, All Saints

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 39"	Cast by: Taylor Oxford in 1839
6	Documented weight: 9 - 0 - 18 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of G by 4 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: G (Dove)

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: 195Hz, which is Flat of G by 1 cents																						Should be: 195 Hz
Prime: 380Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 10 cents																						Should be: 390 Hz
Tierce: 464Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 2 cents																						Should be: 460 Hz
Quint: 577Hz, which is Flat of D by 10 cents																						Should be: 585 Hz
Nominal: 780Hz, which is Flat of G by 4 cents																						Should be: 780 Hz
Upper Third: 976Hz, which is Flat of B by 12 cents																						Should be: 982 Hz
Upper Quint: 1164Hz, which is Flat of D by 11 cents																						Should be: 1162 Hz
Upper Octave: 1604Hz, which is Sharp of G by 36 cents																						Should be: 1552 Hz