North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Lavendon, St Michael & All Angels

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 31ž"	Cast by: Alexander Rigby in 1689
4	Documented weight: 6 - 1 - 3 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of B by 8 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: B (Dove)

Inscriptions

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? ALEXANDER RIGBE MADE ME 1689

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 278Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 1 cents																						Should be: 249 Hz
Prime: 495Hz, which is Sharp of B by 1 cents																						Should be: 498 Hz
Tierce: 612Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 10 cents																						Should be: 587 Hz
Quint: 804Hz, which is Sharp of G by 20 cents																						Should be: 747 Hz
Nominal: 996Hz, which is Sharp of B by 8 cents																						Should be: 996 Hz
Upper Third: 1320Hz, which is Sharp of E by 1 cents																						Should be: 1254 Hz
Upper Quint: 1474Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 6 cents																						Should be: 1484 Hz
Upper Octave: 2010Hz, which is Sharp of B by 34 cents																						Should be: 1982 Hz