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Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 32"	Cast by: John Briant in 1820
2	Estimated weight: 5 - 3 - 20 (Based on model)
Nominal: Sharp of D by 7 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: D (Dove)

Inscriptions



JOHN BRIANT HERTFORD FECIT 1820 ± ? ±

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 298Hz, which is Sharp of D by 4 cents																						Should be: 295 Hz
Prime: 530Hz, which is Sharp of C by 7 cents																						Should be: 591 Hz
Tierce: 694Hz, which is Flat of F by 4 cents																						Should be: 697 Hz
Quint: 892Hz, which is Sharp of A by 12 cents																						Should be: 886 Hz
Nominal: 1182Hz, which is Sharp of D by 7 cents																						Should be: 1182 Hz
Upper Third: 1472Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 8 cents																						Should be: 1489 Hz
Upper Quint: 1762Hz, which is Sharp of A by 2 cents																						Should be: 1761 Hz
Upper Octave: 2418Hz, which is Sharp of D by 69 cents																						Should be: 2352 Hz