Author: Bill Hibbert

The first page in this series (What note do we hear when a bell rings?) explains briefly that the upper partials in bells have a significant influence on the note we hear and the general timbre of a bell. This article goes into more detail on the musical relationship between these partials. The first figure […]

Read More… from The upper partials of bells

It is now quite easy (using Wavanal or a general purpose spectrum analysis program) to ascertain the partial frequencies for church bells from recordings of them. Interpretation of these tuning figures is a different matter. Research recently completed as part of my PhD has shed new light on how the sound quality of bells is […]

Read More… from The musical sound quality of church bells