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: 28ž"	Cast by: Alexander Rigby in 1693
5	Documented weight: 4 - 2 - 9 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of C#/Db by 17 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C# (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



? ALEX ? RIGBE ? MADE ? ME ? 1693 WILLIAM ? HUNT ? CHVRCH ? WARDEN ?

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 294Hz, which is Exactly D																						Should be: 273 Hz
Prime: 523Hz, which is Exactly C																						Should be: 546 Hz
Tierce: 660Hz, which is Sharp of E by 1 cents																						Should be: 644 Hz
Quint: 837Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 6 cents																						Should be: 819 Hz
Nominal: 1092Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 17 cents																						Should be: 1092 Hz
Upper Third: 1354Hz, which is Sharp of E by 35 cents																						Should be: 1375 Hz
Upper Quint: 1631Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 30 cents																						Should be: 1627 Hz
Upper Octave: 2257Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 40 cents																						Should be: 2173 Hz