North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Ravenstone, All Saints

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 35½"	Cast by: James Keene in 1625
3	Estimated weight: 8 - 0 - 8 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of G#/Ab by 23 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: Ab (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



GOD SAVE OVR KING 1625 IK

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 214Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 6 cents																						Should be: 202 Hz
Prime: 389Hz, which is Flat of G by 3 cents																						Should be: 404 Hz
Tierce: 482Hz, which is Flat of B by 12 cents																						Should be: 476 Hz
Quint: 608Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 14 cents																						Should be: 606 Hz
Nominal: 808Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 23 cents																						Should be: 808 Hz
Upper Third: 984Hz, which is Flat of B by 4 cents																						Should be: 1018 Hz
Upper Quint: 1214Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 31 cents																						Should be: 1203 Hz
Upper Octave: 1676Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 15 cents																						Should be: 1607 Hz