North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

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Little Brickhill, St Mary Magdalene

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 27"	Cast by: Mears & Stainbank in 1914
1	Estimated weight: 3 - 2 - 22 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of E by 25 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: E (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



MEARS & STAINBANK, LONDON.


RECAST 1914

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

Treble

2015

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 366Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 4 cents																						Should be: 336 Hz
Prime: 602Hz, which is Sharp of D by 15 cents																						Should be: 672 Hz
Tierce: 802Hz, which is Sharp of G by 18 cents																						Should be: 792 Hz
Quint: 1093Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 16 cents																						Should be: 1008 Hz
Nominal: 1344Hz, which is Sharp of E by 25 cents																						Should be: 1344 Hz
Upper Third: 1630Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 31 cents																						Should be: 1693 Hz
Upper Quint: 2005Hz, which is Sharp of B by 29 cents																						Should be: 2002 Hz
Upper Octave: 2752Hz, which is Flat of F by 42 cents																						Should be: 2674 Hz