North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Ravenstone, All Saints

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 30"	Cast by: Son of Edward Newcome in 1616
1	Estimated weight: 5 - 1 - 1 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of C#/Db by 26 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: Db (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



?EWCOME MADE ME Ao. 1616

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 298Hz, which is Sharp of D by 4 cents																						Should be: 270 Hz
Prime: 480Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 14 cents																						Should be: 541 Hz
Tierce: 641Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 19 cents																						Should be: 638 Hz
Quint: 810Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 21 cents																						Should be: 812 Hz
Nominal: 1083Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 26 cents																						Should be: 1083 Hz
Upper Third: 1325Hz, which is Sharp of E by 6 cents																						Should be: 1364 Hz
Upper Quint: 1616Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 45 cents																						Should be: 1613 Hz
Upper Octave: 2213Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 4 cents																						Should be: 2155 Hz