North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Radclive, St John Evangelist

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 33ј"	Cast by: Bartholomew Atton in 1594
3	Estimated weight: 7 - 0 - 14 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of B by 16 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: B (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



BARTHOLOMEWE # ATTVN + 1594 #


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Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

3rd Inscription

2010

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 248Hz, which is Sharp of B by 1 cents																						Should be: 251 Hz
Prime: 468Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 2 cents																						Should be: 502 Hz
Tierce: 599Hz, which is Sharp of D by 12 cents																						Should be: 592 Hz
Nominal: 1004Hz, which is Sharp of B by 16 cents																						Should be: 1004 Hz
Upper Third: 1229Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 16 cents																						Should be: 1265 Hz
Upper Quint: 1498Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 18 cents																						Should be: 1495 Hz
Upper Octave: 2054Hz, which is Flat of C by 39 cents																						Should be: 1997 Hz