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North Bucks Bells

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Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 31¾"	Cast by: Matthew Bagley I in 1687
4	Documented weight: 5 - 3 - 10 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of C by 2 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: B# (Dove)

Inscriptions

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 273Hz, which is Flat of C#/Db by 4 cents																						Should be: 261 Hz
Prime: 496Hz, which is Sharp of B by 2 cents																						Should be: 522 Hz
Tierce: 626Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 4 cents																						Should be: 615 Hz
Quint: 792Hz, which is Sharp of G by 8 cents																						Should be: 783 Hz
Nominal: 1044Hz, which is Flat of C by 2 cents																						Should be: 1044 Hz
Upper Third: 1298Hz, which is Flat of E by 21 cents																						Should be: 1315 Hz
Upper Quint: 1546Hz, which is Flat of G by 22 cents																						Should be: 1555 Hz
Upper Octave: 2120Hz, which is Sharp of C by 27 cents																						Should be: 2077 Hz