North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Simpson, St Thomas the Apostle

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 27½"	Cast by: Taylor in 1895
2	Documented weight: 4 - 2 - 24 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of E by 31 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: E (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



WILLIAM RICE, RECTOR C. W. WODHAMS, CHURCHWARDENS


THIS NEW TREBLE BELL COMPLETING THE RING OF FIVE WAS ADDED IN 1895 WHEN THE OTHER FOUR WERE TUNED AND REHUNG

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 327Hz, which is Flat of E by 3 cents																						Should be: 322 Hz
Prime: 600Hz, which is Sharp of D by 13 cents																						Should be: 644 Hz
Tierce: 766Hz, which is Flat of G by 18 cents																						Should be: 759 Hz
Quint: 982Hz, which is Flat of B by 6 cents																						Should be: 966 Hz
Nominal: 1288Hz, which is Flat of E by 31 cents																						Should be: 1288 Hz
Upper Third: 1546Hz, which is Flat of G by 22 cents																						Should be: 1622 Hz
Upper Quint: 1916Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 51 cents																						Should be: 1919 Hz
Upper Octave: 2621Hz, which is Flat of E by 16 cents																						Should be: 2563 Hz