Denise Garland
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Wendy Murphy
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Jennifer Roberts
*Past carillonist:
Nov.1933 A.B.B.Ranclaud, Univ. of Sydney
*Contact:
Friends of the Bathurst War Memorial
Carillon
c/o Wendy Murphy, Secretary
T: 0419 986 580
E: contact/@/bathurstcarillon.org DOTau
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Bathurst Regional Council
PMB 17
Bathurst NSW 2795
T: (02) 6333 6111 F: (02) 6331 7211
E: council@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
*Schedule:
Automatic daily at noon and 1pm
*Remarks:
Original bells cast 1928, shipped 1929,
stored until installation in 1933.
Original intent for baton keyboard was
derailed by financial problems of the
Great Depression, and never recovered;
"temporary" electro-pneumatic system
remained in place, though defunct for
many years. New electric automatic
system by Hervey Bagot, c.1995.
New baton keyboard has space for future
addition of 7 trebles; bass C# & D#
keys & pedals are dummies; both pedal-
boards have extended bass range
(also dummies).
*Technical data:
Traditional carillon of 47 bells
Pitch of heaviest bell is D in the middle octave
Keyboard range: C C 49/ C C 25
Transposition is up 2 semitone(s), i.e., from C to D
There are two missing bass semitones
There is a practice console
The instrument was enlarged in 2020
with 25 bells made by Taylor
Prior history:
In 1933, the instrument was begun with 35 bells
made by Taylor in 1928
(22 bells remain from that work.)
Auxiliary mechanisms: IE
Tower details not available
Year of latest technical information source is 2020
The project page
from Taylor (seen Feb.2020) describes work on the carillon.
There is a photo of the new 4-octave keyboard (-Z49:CC/CC25),
which has space for the future addition of up to 7 trebles (extending range to G).
Also a photo gallery: tower, some new trebles (both on the foundry floor
and in their new radial frame);
a keyboard photo appears to show the wrong instrument--it's 5 octaves (-Z61:GG/GC30),
but perhaps that's the practice keyboard.
Mar.2020: Practice keyboard is in use; carillon work is to be completed later this year.
News
article (18My'20) on arrival of the new clavier in Bathurst;
unfortunately there is no photo of it.
News
article (Mar'19) about search for carillonists for Bathurst includes photos
of new & old bells in the belfry (though manual action is not yet installed);
clavier to be installed by the end of this year.
Includes a brief video of treble bells (0:17)
and a video view from one side of the tower (0:27).
GCNA Forum topic
on this carillon, with three large photos of bells & action
plus detailed analysis of what is there and what's needed to make this into a traditional carillon.
Newspaper article
(13Sep1933) about the unveiling ceremony for the tower and carillon.
Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry,
in this region
and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry,
in this region
and in the world.