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: 35"	Cast by: James Keene in 1654
4	Documented weight: 7 - 1 - 17 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of A by 14 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: A (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: 223Hz, which is Sharp of A by 3 cents																						Should be: 223 Hz
Prime: 447Hz, which is Sharp of A by 7 cents																						Should be: 447 Hz
Tierce: 536Hz, which is Sharp of C by 13 cents																						Should be: 527 Hz
Quint: 669Hz, which is Sharp of E by 10 cents																						Should be: 670 Hz
Nominal: 894Hz, which is Sharp of A by 14 cents																						Should be: 894 Hz
Upper Third: 1132Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 23 cents																						Should be: 1126 Hz
Upper Quint: 1333Hz, which is Sharp of E by 14 cents																						Should be: 1332 Hz
Upper Octave: 1866Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 1 cents																						Should be: 1779 Hz