Bell 13 / 31Handbell2020
Fen
DWG 20-300Drawn from the working profile. Not to print scale.
01Bell details
One of a chromatic set of twenty-five. Handbells are spun thin and tuned on the outside as well as the inside.
- Commission
- Handbell, set of 25
- Place
- Wickmoor Handbell Ringers
- Inscription
- FEN
- Metal
- Bell metal, 78% copper, 22% tin
- Mould
- Loam, swept by strickle
- Tuning
- True-harmonic, five partials
02Tuning record1,780.8 Hz nominal
| Partial | Ratio | Measured | Off | Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hum | ·25 | 444.2 Hz | -4¢ | |
| Prime | ·5 | 891.4 Hz | +2¢ | |
| Tierce | ·6 | 1,070.3 Hz | +3¢ | |
| Quint | ·75 | 1,331.7 Hz | -5¢ | |
| Nominal | 1 | 1,780.8 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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