Bell 07 / 31Single bell2012
The Quiet One
DWG 12-838Drawn from the working profile. Not to print scale.
01Bell details
Tuned with the hum slightly flat, which makes the bell feel lower and softer than its size.
- Commission
- Tolling bell
- Place
- Crematorium chapel, Eastwold
- Inscription
- SLOWLY
- Metal
- Bell metal, 78% copper, 22% tin
- Mould
- Loam, swept by strickle
- Tuning
- True-harmonic, five partials
02Tuning record1,481.5 Hz nominal
| Partial | Ratio | Measured | Off | Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hum | ·25 | 370.4 Hz | 0¢ | |
| Prime | ·5 | 738.2 Hz | -6¢ | |
| Tierce | ·6 | 889.9 Hz | +2¢ | |
| Quint | ·75 | 1,111.1 Hz | 0¢ | |
| Nominal | 1 | 1,481.5 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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