North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Little Brickhill, St Mary Magdalene

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 30ѕ"	Cast by: James Keene in 1639
2	Estimated weight: 5 - 3 - 0 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of C by 2 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: C (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



+ AD # CONVOCANDUM # COETUM 1639 IK

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

2nd

2015

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 282Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 5 cents																						Should be: 261 Hz
Prime: 481Hz, which is Flat of B by 13 cents																						Should be: 522 Hz
Tierce: 629Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 7 cents																						Should be: 615 Hz
Quint: 804Hz, which is Sharp of G by 20 cents																						Should be: 783 Hz
Nominal: 1044Hz, which is Flat of C by 2 cents																						Should be: 1044 Hz
Upper Third: 1299Hz, which is Flat of E by 20 cents																						Should be: 1315 Hz
Upper Quint: 1556Hz, which is Flat of G by 12 cents																						Should be: 1555 Hz
Upper Octave: 2122Hz, which is Sharp of C by 29 cents																						Should be: 2077 Hz