Bell 01 / 31Ring bell2019
Margery
DWG 19-408Drawn from the working profile. Not to print scale.
01Bell details
Cast for a village that had rung six bells since 1790 and wanted eight. Margery carries the ring: every other bell was tuned against her nominal.
- Commission
- Tenor of a new ring of eight
- Place
- St Aldwyn's, Frampton Cotterell
- Inscription
- I CALL THE LIVING · 2019
- Metal
- Bell metal, 78% copper, 22% tin
- Mould
- Loam, swept by strickle
- Tuning
- True-harmonic, five partials
02Tuning record729.5 Hz nominal
| Partial | Ratio | Measured | Off | Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hum | ·25 | 182.1 Hz | -3¢ | |
| Prime | ·5 | 365.6 Hz | +4¢ | |
| Tierce | ·6 | 439 Hz | +5¢ | |
| Quint | ·75 | 546.2 Hz | -3¢ | |
| Nominal | 1 | 729.5 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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