North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Stony Stratford, St Giles

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 42"	Cast by: Taylor Oxford in 1838
8	Documented weight: 12 - 1 - 16 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of F by 12 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: G (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 169Hz, which is Sharp of E by 4 cents																						Should be: 171 Hz
Prime: 328Hz, which is Flat of E by 2 cents																						Should be: 343 Hz
Tierce: 405Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 10 cents																						Should be: 404 Hz
Quint: 488Hz, which is Flat of B by 6 cents																						Should be: 514 Hz
Nominal: 686Hz, which is Flat of F by 12 cents																						Should be: 686 Hz
Upper Third: 865Hz, which is Flat of A by 15 cents																						Should be: 864 Hz
Upper Quint: 1033Hz, which is Flat of C by 13 cents																						Should be: 1022 Hz
Upper Octave: 1432Hz, which is Sharp of F by 35 cents																						Should be: 1365 Hz