*Location:

   St.Michael the Archangel
     Orthodox Cathedral (OCA)
   Lincoln Street at American Street
   Sitka, Alaska, USA
   LL: N 57.04974, W 135.33602

Site locator map

*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   St.Michael's Cathedral
   *parcel:
     240 Lincoln Street
     Sitka, AK  99835
   *postal:
     PO Box 697
     Sitka, AK  99835-0697
   T: 907-747-8120   F: 907-747-3707
   E: priesthermanbelt @
        stmichaelscathedral.org

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Original bells, of unknown history,
   were destroyed by fire.
   Notes: G1,A#1,C2,E2,G2,A#2,E3,G3

*Technical data:

   Zvon of  8 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     ZVON  /    ZVON  
   Transposition is not applicable
   The arrangement of tones and/or semitones
     is non-standard; see Remarks above.
   The whole instrument was installed in 1976
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     Previously, a complete instrument of 8 bells was installed
       by an unknown maker
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2000

The church Website opens with a large photo in which one of the bells can be seen.

A Contact page for the Cathedral has a photo of the bell tower.

Text article on restoration of this tower for bell ringing.

The initial phase of this work being totally unknown, it is not indexed. Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all North American chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American chimes by weight (pitch).
Ranking among all North American chimes by year of completion.

Index to all zvons in the USA.

Index to all tower bell instruments in AK.

   This page was built from the database on  4-Oct-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/08/27
   and on technical data last updated on 2025/08/27