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Diameter: 35½"	Cast by: Taylor in 1839
4	Documented weight: 7 - 0 - 0 (Dove)
Nominal: Flat of A by 20 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: A (Dove)

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W: & J: TAYLOR BELLFOUNDERS OXFORD & LOUGHBORO 1839

Here we see the tenor wheel in 1998. Half of the top was still in place with the rope tied in the normal place.

1998

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 223Hz, which is Sharp of A by 3 cents																						Should be: 215 Hz
Prime: 424Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 9 cents																						Should be: 430 Hz
Tierce: 518Hz, which is Flat of C by 5 cents																						Should be: 507 Hz
Nominal: 860Hz, which is Flat of A by 20 cents																						Should be: 860 Hz
Upper Third: 1075Hz, which is Sharp of C by 29 cents																						Should be: 1083 Hz
Upper Quint: 1280Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 35 cents																						Should be: 1281 Hz
Upper Octave: 1750Hz, which is Flat of A by 10 cents																						Should be: 1711 Hz