Bell 19 / 31Ring bell2005
Wren
DWG 05-371Drawn from the working profile. Not to print scale.
01Bell details
A light treble for a light ring. The tower has no stairs; every bell went up through the trapdoor.
- Commission
- Treble of a ring of six
- Place
- All Saints, Little Sodbury
- Inscription
- WREN
- Metal
- Bell metal, 78% copper, 22% tin
- Mould
- Loam, swept by strickle
- Tuning
- True-harmonic, five partials
02Tuning record1,344.3 Hz nominal
| Partial | Ratio | Measured | Off | Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hum | ·25 | 335.9 Hz | -1¢ | |
| Prime | ·5 | 670.6 Hz | -4¢ | |
| Tierce | ·6 | 806.1 Hz | -1¢ | |
| Quint | ·75 | 1,009.4 Hz | +2¢ | |
| Nominal | 1 | 1,344.3 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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