Bell 06 / 31Single bell2008
Brother Wat
DWG 08-598Drawn from the working profile. Not to print scale.
01Bell details
Hung dead, struck by a hammer seven times a day. The monks asked for a bell that would not hurry.
- Commission
- Single bell for a restored priory
- Place
- Priory of St Wat, Blackmere
- Inscription
- WAT · PRAY FOR US
- Metal
- Bell metal, 78% copper, 22% tin
- Mould
- Loam, swept by strickle
- Tuning
- True-harmonic, five partials
02Tuning record1,022.4 Hz nominal
| Partial | Ratio | Measured | Off | Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hum | ·25 | 255.9 Hz | +2¢ | |
| Prime | ·5 | 509.4 Hz | -6¢ | |
| Tierce | ·6 | 611.3 Hz | -6¢ | |
| Quint | ·75 | 766.8 Hz | 0¢ | |
| Nominal | 1 | 1,022.4 Hz | 0¢ |
Ratios to the nominal. Cents are hundredths of a semitone; within ±6¢ most ears hear the bell as in tune.
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