North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Little Horwood, St Nicholas

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 32ž"	Cast by: Anthony Chandler in 1672
4	Documented weight: 5 - 2 - 0 (Weight board)
Nominal: Sharp of B by 10 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: B (Weight board)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



CHA?DLER MADE ME 1672

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 277Hz, which is Exactly C#/Db																						Should be: 249 Hz
Prime: 480Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 14 cents																						Should be: 499 Hz
Tierce: 616Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 6 cents																						Should be: 588 Hz
Quint: 772Hz, which is Flat of G by 12 cents																						Should be: 748 Hz
Nominal: 998Hz, which is Sharp of B by 10 cents																						Should be: 998 Hz
Upper Third: 1269Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 24 cents																						Should be: 1257 Hz
Upper Quint: 1448Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 32 cents																						Should be: 1487 Hz
Upper Octave: 1954Hz, which is Flat of B by 22 cents																						Should be: 1986 Hz