Bell 27 / 31Ring bell2024
Gale
DWG 24-786Drawn from the working profile. Not to print scale.
01Bell details
The heaviest ring bell we have cast. The frame was designed around her before the other eleven were drawn.
- Commission
- Tenor of a ring of twelve
- Place
- Cathedral of St Kea, Truro Road
- Inscription
- GALE · MMXXIV
- Metal
- Bell metal, 78% copper, 22% tin
- Mould
- Loam, swept by strickle
- Tuning
- True-harmonic, five partials
02Tuning record630.8 Hz nominal
| Partial | Ratio | Measured | Off | Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hum | ·25 | 158.2 Hz | +5¢ | |
| Prime | ·5 | 315.9 Hz | +3¢ | |
| Tierce | ·6 | 377.8 Hz | -3¢ | |
| Quint | ·75 | 472 Hz | -4¢ | |
| Nominal | 1 | 630.8 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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