North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Stewkley, St Michael

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 27Ľ"	Cast by: Unknown in 1650
1	Estimated weight: 4 - 0 - 21 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of D#/Eb by 9 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: D# (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 330Hz, which is Exactly E																						Should be: 313 Hz
Prime: 634Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 12 cents																						Should be: 627 Hz
Tierce: 770Hz, which is Flat of G by 14 cents																						Should be: 739 Hz
Quint: 952Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 20 cents																						Should be: 940 Hz
Nominal: 1254Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 9 cents																						Should be: 1254 Hz
Upper Third: 1624Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 37 cents																						Should be: 1580 Hz
Upper Quint: 1844Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 21 cents																						Should be: 1868 Hz
Upper Octave: 2506Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 17 cents																						Should be: 2495 Hz