North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Loughton, All Saints

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 35?"	Cast by: William Chamberlain in 1450
5	Documented weight: 7 - 1 - 2 (Weight board)
Nominal: Sharp of A by 1 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: A (Weight board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



Sit Nomen Domini Benedictum

Dimensions not measured

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 243Hz, which is Flat of B by 4 cents																						Should be: 220 Hz
Prime: 405Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 10 cents																						Should be: 440 Hz
Tierce: 529Hz, which is Sharp of C by 6 cents																						Should be: 519 Hz
Quint: 696Hz, which is Flat of F by 2 cents																						Should be: 660 Hz
Nominal: 881Hz, which is Sharp of A by 1 cents																						Should be: 881 Hz
Upper Third: 1136Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 27 cents																						Should be: 1110 Hz
Upper Quint: 1307Hz, which is Flat of E by 12 cents																						Should be: 1312 Hz
Upper Octave: 1802Hz, which is Sharp of A by 42 cents																						Should be: 1753 Hz