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Lavendon, St Michael & All Angels

Tower:  
Bell:

Diameter: 39"Cast by: Alexander Rigby in 1689
6Documented weight: 10 - 3 - 3 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of G by 8 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)Documented note: G (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription

 
 

? ? SIR ? ANTHONY ? CHESTER ? BARONETT THOMAS ? NEWTON ? ESQ

 
 

? ? ALEXANDER ? RIGBE ? MADE ? ME ? 1689 RICHARD ? BRYAN ? AND ? IOHN ? SCOTT ? CH ? W

 
 

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

 

Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:

Actual tuning of partialsVariation from Simpson tuning
Hum: 218Hz, which is Flat of A by 2 cents                     Should be: 198 Hz
Prime: 418Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 3 cents                     Should be: 396 Hz
Tierce: 494Hz, which is Exactly B                     Should be: 467 Hz
Quint: 634Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 12 cents                     Should be: 594 Hz
Nominal: 792Hz, which is Sharp of G by 8 cents                     Should be: 792 Hz
Upper Third: 1023Hz, which is Flat of C by 23 cents                     Should be: 997 Hz
Upper Quint: 1167Hz, which is Flat of D by 8 cents                     Should be: 1180 Hz
Upper Octave: 1594Hz, which is Sharp of G by 26 cents                     Should be: 1576 Hz