Bell 08 / 31Ship's bell2014
Mariner
DWG 14-729Drawn from the working profile. Not to print scale.
01Bell details
Straight-sided, heavy-lipped and tuned for fog, not for music. Rung twice every half hour at sea.
- Commission
- Ship's bell
- Place
- Research vessel Clara Wynn
- Inscription
- CLARA WYNN · 2014
- Metal
- Bell metal, 78% copper, 22% tin
- Mould
- Loam, swept by strickle
- Tuning
- True-harmonic, five partials
02Tuning record2,121.2 Hz nominal
| Partial | Ratio | Measured | Off | Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hum | ·25 | 529.4 Hz | -3¢ | |
| Prime | ·5 | 1,063.7 Hz | +5¢ | |
| Tierce | ·6 | 1,269.8 Hz | -4¢ | |
| Quint | ·75 | 1,589.1 Hz | -2¢ | |
| Nominal | 1 | 2,121.2 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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