North Bucks bell ringing archive

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North Bucks Bells

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Old Wolverton, The Holy Trinity

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 42"	Cast by: John Briant in 1820
6	Documented weight: 14 - 0 - 0 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of G by 10 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: G (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



JOHN BRIANT HERTFORD FECIT 1820 ą ą

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 204Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 4 cents																						Should be: 193 Hz
Prime: 361Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 9 cents																						Should be: 387 Hz
Tierce: 460Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 6 cents																						Should be: 456 Hz
Quint: 603Hz, which is Sharp of D by 16 cents																						Should be: 580 Hz
Nominal: 774Hz, which is Flat of G by 10 cents																						Should be: 774 Hz
Upper Third: 995Hz, which is Sharp of B by 7 cents																						Should be: 975 Hz
Upper Quint: 1158Hz, which is Flat of D by 17 cents																						Should be: 1153 Hz
Upper Octave: 1597Hz, which is Sharp of G by 29 cents																						Should be: 1540 Hz