North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Lathbury, All Saints

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 34˝"	Cast by: James Keene in 1627
4	Estimated weight: 7 - 3 - 0 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of A by 22 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: A (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

The 3, 4, 5 rung up

1974

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 238Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 5 cents																						Should be: 225 Hz
Prime: 424Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 9 cents																						Should be: 451 Hz
Tierce: 544Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 10 cents																						Should be: 532 Hz
Quint: 683Hz, which is Flat of F by 15 cents																						Should be: 676 Hz
Nominal: 902Hz, which is Sharp of A by 22 cents																						Should be: 902 Hz
Upper Third: 1116Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 7 cents																						Should be: 1136 Hz
Upper Quint: 1330Hz, which is Sharp of E by 11 cents																						Should be: 1343 Hz
Upper Octave: 1832Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 33 cents																						Should be: 1794 Hz