BETHLEHEM - G : USA - PA

*Location:

   Grace Lutheran Church (ELCA)
   East Broad Street at School Street
   Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
   LL: N 40.622047 W 75.376065

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*Player:

   (Choir members)

*Contact:

   Grace Lutheran Church
   74 East Broad Street
   Bethlehem, PA  18018-5917
   T: (610)867-3273
   E: gracelutheran@fast.net

*Schedule:

   After Sunday morning services

*Remarks:

   Tubular bells attributed to Durfee;
   added semitones are sharp 4th, flat 7th,
   sharp unison and its octave.  Played
   from a chimestand possibly supplied by
   Meneely/Troy, locally modified to
   display note names (Ab to Db) in a
   unique way.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 15 tubular bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G# in the middle octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     G#C#  /    NONE  
   The whole instrument was installed in 19__
     by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Year of latest technical information source is 2006

*Links:

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*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 20-Mar-06
   based on textual data last updated on 2006/03/20
   and on technical data last updated on 2006/03/20

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