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Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 35¼"	Cast by: Henry Bagley in 1682
5	Documented weight: 7 - 2 - 27 (Weight Board)
Nominal: Flat of B by 26 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: B (Weight Board)

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Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 240Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 7 cents																						Should be: 240 Hz
Prime: 480Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 14 cents																						Should be: 481 Hz
Tierce: 590Hz, which is Sharp of D by 3 cents																						Should be: 567 Hz
Quint: 696Hz, which is Flat of F by 2 cents																						Should be: 721 Hz
Nominal: 962Hz, which is Flat of B by 26 cents																						Should be: 962 Hz
Upper Third: 1215Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 30 cents																						Should be: 1212 Hz
Upper Quint: 1408Hz, which is Sharp of F by 11 cents																						Should be: 1433 Hz
Upper Octave: 1912Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 47 cents																						Should be: 1914 Hz