Bell 04 / 31Clock bell2016
The Weir
DWG 16-662Drawn from the working profile. Not to print scale.
01Bell details
A long-waisted continental profile, chosen so the hour would carry down the valley and not only across the square.
- Commission
- Hour bell for a restored mill clock
- Place
- Mill Tower, Stonebridge
- Inscription
- EVERY HOUR AS IT PASSES
- Metal
- Bell metal, 78% copper, 22% tin
- Mould
- Loam, swept by strickle
- Tuning
- True-harmonic, five partials
02Tuning record540.5 Hz nominal
| Partial | Ratio | Measured | Off | Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hum | ·25 | 135.6 Hz | +6¢ | |
| Prime | ·5 | 269.6 Hz | -4¢ | |
| Tierce | ·6 | 325.1 Hz | +4¢ | |
| Quint | ·75 | 405.8 Hz | +2¢ | |
| Nominal | 1 | 540.5 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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