North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Radclive, St John Evangelist

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 30"	Cast by: From Reading in 1550
2	Estimated weight: 5 - 0 - 17 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of C by 14 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



Sancte # George # ora O K v

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

2nd Headstock

2010

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 284Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 7 cents																						Should be: 265 Hz
Prime: 534Hz, which is Sharp of C by 11 cents																						Should be: 530 Hz
Tierce: 650Hz, which is Flat of E by 9 cents																						Should be: 625 Hz
Quint: 838Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 7 cents																						Should be: 795 Hz
Nominal: 1060Hz, which is Sharp of C by 14 cents																						Should be: 1060 Hz
Upper Third: 1380Hz, which is Flat of F by 17 cents																						Should be: 1335 Hz
Upper Quint: 1572Hz, which is Sharp of G by 4 cents																						Should be: 1579 Hz
Upper Octave: 2158Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 59 cents																						Should be: 2109 Hz