<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>I am rather confused as to how this subject has appeared since I have not contacted Bell Historians today. I believe I raised the subject in the past and is now forgotten. However, I thank Hayden Charles for his reply.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Alan A.J. Buswell</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Hayden Charles <hcharles@7K2spWomDuiNuG42EQ4XIxwYbDOWHg6HBiwDfZ1XljnEmTHHA8hM4K5ZAjlgLn3ulLtl4wpZ_6wfezjXST-a.yahoo.invalid><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:08<br> <b><span
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<div>Alan wrote on 24/04/2012 09:20:<br>
> Somewhat off-topic, but I wonder if those amongst us who are musically knowledgeable could be kind enough to translate notation to frequency?<br>
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> The bells where I ring are designated F, Eb, Db, C, Bb, Ab, from treble to tenor (7.5 cwt). This conveys nothing to me, whereas frequency (Hz) would be very meaningful.<br>
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> The various web sites which claim to give the answer have only added to my confusion!<br>
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I am no expert but from similar sized bells would expect the nominal of <br>
the bell with pitch C to be around 1048Hz, given 'standard' pitch where <br>
A=440Hz. But as people who tune bells are on this list I stand to be <br>
corrected.<br>
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As bells are not regularly played alongside other instruments then it is <br>
more important that they are in tune with the other bells in the ring <br>
rather than conforming to some pitch standard. Pitch standards have <br>
varied down the years, as have tuning systems (or temperaments) so it is <br>
impossible to say that a particular note is equivalent to one frequency.<br>
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Many towers listed in 'Dove' have details of the bell notes given with a <br>
frequency for the nominal.<br>
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See <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/home.php">http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/home.php</a>> and look up the tower in <br>
question to see if the information is known already.<br>
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Bill Hibbert's comprehensive site has excellent explanations of what it <br>
is we actually 'hear' when we listen to a bell.<br>
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See <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.hibberts.co.uk/">http://www.hibberts.co.uk/</a>><br>
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If you can make a digital recording of each of your bells, then Bill's <br>
free software, wavanal, will allow you to analyse the recordings and <br>
give comprehensive data on the frequencies.<br>
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Hope that helps.<br>
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Hayden Charles<br>
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