North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

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Lillingstone Lovell, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 24½"	Cast by: Alexander Rigby in 1693
3	Documented weight: 2 - 3 - 26 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of E by 2 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: E (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



? ALEX RIGBE MADE ME 1693

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 354Hz, which is Sharp of F by 5 cents																						Should be: 330 Hz
Prime: 650Hz, which is Flat of E by 9 cents																						Should be: 660 Hz
Tierce: 813Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 18 cents																						Should be: 779 Hz
Quint: 1020Hz, which is Flat of C by 26 cents																						Should be: 990 Hz
Nominal: 1321Hz, which is Sharp of E by 2 cents																						Should be: 1321 Hz
Upper Third: 1682Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 21 cents																						Should be: 1664 Hz
Upper Quint: 1948Hz, which is Flat of B by 28 cents																						Should be: 1968 Hz
Upper Octave: 2688Hz, which is Sharp of E by 51 cents																						Should be: 2628 Hz