North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Ravenstone, All Saints

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 33"	Cast by: John Rofford in 1399
2	Estimated weight: 6 - 3 - 0 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of A#/Bb by 20 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: Cb (Dove)

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Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 238Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 5 cents																						Should be: 238 Hz
Prime: 469Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 3 cents																						Should be: 476 Hz
Tierce: 572Hz, which is Flat of D by 15 cents																						Should be: 561 Hz
Quint: 691Hz, which is Flat of F by 7 cents																						Should be: 714 Hz
Nominal: 952Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 20 cents																						Should be: 952 Hz
Upper Third: 1214Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 31 cents																						Should be: 1199 Hz
Upper Quint: 1420Hz, which is Sharp of F by 23 cents																						Should be: 1418 Hz
Upper Octave: 1962Hz, which is Flat of B by 14 cents																						Should be: 1894 Hz