Bourland Memorial Carillon

*Location:

   Bourland Memorial Tower
   First United Methodist Church
   North 15th and North C Streets
   Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
   LL: N 35.38375, W 94.41479

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*Player:

   Nancy Vernon, Organist
   E: nvernon/@/fsfumc DOTorg

*Contact:

   First United Methodist Church
   200 North 15th Street
   Fort Smith, AR  72901-3218
   T: (479)782-5068   F: (479)784-9474
   E: Webform at fsfumc.org

*Schedule:

   Cambridge (Westminster) quarters;
   autoplay daily at noon and 6pm; manual
   play for Sunday and special services.

*Remarks:

   Memorial to Julia Bailey Bourland;
   given in 1946, tower completed 1947.
   Tower tubes by Deagan, installed by
   C.J.Gercken; originally played only from
   sanctuary organ; added roll player off
   main sanctuary, other controls in
   hallway thru tower base.
   Refurbished in 1990; chapel organ
   connected in 1997.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard (from organ) carillon of 25 tubular bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The whole instrument was installed in 1947
     with tubular bells made by Deagan      
   Auxiliary mechanisms: OEQ4H 
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2013

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   This page was built from the database on 11-Jan-19
   based on textual data last updated on 2019/01/11
   and on technical data last updated on 2013/10/03