North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Loughton, All Saints

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 33"	Cast by: William Chamberlain in 1450
4	Documented weight: 6 - 2 - 7 (Weight board)
Nominal: Flat of B by 4 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: B (Weight board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



Hec Nova Campana Margareta Est Nominata

Dimensions not measured

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 260Hz, which is Flat of C by 2 cents																						Should be: 246 Hz
Prime: 477Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 11 cents																						Should be: 492 Hz
Tierce: 600Hz, which is Sharp of D by 13 cents																						Should be: 580 Hz
Quint: 755Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 15 cents																						Should be: 738 Hz
Nominal: 984Hz, which is Flat of B by 4 cents																						Should be: 984 Hz
Upper Third: 1251Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 6 cents																						Should be: 1239 Hz
Upper Quint: 1454Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 26 cents																						Should be: 1466 Hz
Upper Octave: 1992Hz, which is Sharp of B by 16 cents																						Should be: 1958 Hz