North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Stowe, The Assumption of St Mary the Virgin

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 32½"	Cast by: R Keene in 1660
3	Documented weight: 6 - 1 - 12 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of A#/Bb by 28 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: Bb (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: 266Hz, which is Sharp of C by 4 cents																						Should be: 240 Hz
Prime: 449Hz, which is Sharp of A by 9 cents																						Should be: 480 Hz
Tierce: 577Hz, which is Flat of D by 10 cents																						Should be: 566 Hz
Quint: 780Hz, which is Flat of G by 4 cents																						Should be: 720 Hz
Nominal: 960Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 28 cents																						Should be: 960 Hz
Upper Third: 1138Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 29 cents																						Should be: 1209 Hz
Upper Quint: 1428Hz, which is Sharp of F by 31 cents																						Should be: 1430 Hz
Upper Octave: 1960Hz, which is Flat of B by 16 cents																						Should be: 1910 Hz