Bell 03 / 31Ring bell2021
Dorcas
DWG 21-141Drawn from the working profile. Not to print scale.
01Bell details
The old fifth cracked at the crown in 2018. Its metal went back into the furnace and came out as Dorcas, a quarter-tone truer.
- Commission
- Replacement for a cracked fifth
- Place
- Holy Trinity, Wickmoor
- Inscription
- RECAST FROM THE OLD FIFTH · 2021
- Metal
- Bell metal, 78% copper, 22% tin
- Mould
- Loam, swept by strickle
- Tuning
- True-harmonic, five partials
02Tuning record865 Hz nominal
| Partial | Ratio | Measured | Off | Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hum | ·25 | 216.6 Hz | +3¢ | |
| Prime | ·5 | 431.5 Hz | -4¢ | |
| Tierce | ·6 | 520.5 Hz | +5¢ | |
| Quint | ·75 | 649.5 Hz | +2¢ | |
| Nominal | 1 | 865 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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