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: 37Ľ"	Cast by: James Keene in 1654
5	Documented weight: 9 - 1 - 24 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of G by 13 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: G (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: 218Hz, which is Flat of A by 2 cents																						Should be: 199 Hz
Prime: 388Hz, which is Flat of G by 4 cents																						Should be: 398 Hz
Tierce: 482Hz, which is Flat of B by 12 cents																						Should be: 470 Hz
Quint: 656Hz, which is Flat of E by 3 cents																						Should be: 597 Hz
Nominal: 797Hz, which is Sharp of G by 13 cents																						Should be: 797 Hz
Upper Third: 1038Hz, which is Flat of C by 8 cents																						Should be: 1004 Hz
Upper Quint: 1185Hz, which is Sharp of D by 10 cents																						Should be: 1187 Hz
Upper Octave: 1638Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 23 cents																						Should be: 1586 Hz