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   Major Chimes
   Wanamaker Grand Organ

*Location:

   Macy's Store
     (was Wanamaker Department Store)
   13th & Market Streets
   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
   LL: N 39.95126, W 75.16221

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*Player:

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*Contact:

   Macy's
   1300 Market Street
   Philadelphia, PA  19107-3302
   T: (215)241-9000
   - or -
   The Friends of the Wanamaker Organ, Inc.
   105 Charles Drive, Suite G-3
   Bryn Mawr, PA  19010-2313
   E: execdir@wanamakerorgan.com

*Schedule:

   Organ concerts Mon-Sat 1200;
   Mon,Tue,Thu,Sat 1730; Wed,Fri 1900;
   may or may not utilize these tubes.

*Remarks:

   Tower tubes by Deagan, comprising the
   "Major Chimes" stop of the largest
   pipe organ in the world, and the only
   Deagan set with more than 32 notes;
   electro-pneumatic action, presumed to
   be locally built (not by Deagan).
   Originally hung in the back of the
   Ethereal Division, & so under expression.
   Relocated in 1920s to present exposed
   position on either side of that div.
   The "Minor Chimes" stop is a recycled
   set of orchestral tubular bells (i.e.,
   thin-walled), also by Deagan.
   The Wanamaker store closed in Aug.1995,
   reopened as Lord & Taylor Aug.1997;
   changed to Macy's in Aug.2006.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard (from organ) carillon of 37 tubular bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the middle octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    ----  
   There are no missing bass semitones
   The whole instrument was installed in 1917
     with tubular bells made by Deagan      
   Year of latest technical information source is 2009

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The Wanamaker organ incorporates these tubular bells.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the J.C.Deagan Company.

Ranking among all tower tube instruments by size (number of notes).

Index to all tower tube instruments in PA.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 25-Jul-09
   based on textual data last updated on 2009/07/10
   and on technical data last updated on 2009/07/04

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