Sutherland/Sanders Bell Tower

*Location:

   Biola University
   (formerly Bible Institute of L.A.)
   Sutherland Way
   between Biola Avenue and La Mirada
     Boulevard, north of Rosecrans Avenue
   La Mirada, California, USA
   LL: N 33.90639, W 118.01571

   north rooftop
   Bible Institute
   Sixth & Hope Streets
   Los Angeles, California, USA

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*Player:

   1926-59 Prof.Gordon Hooker

*Contact:

   Office of the President
   Biola University
   13800 Biola Avenue
   La Mirada, CA  90639
   T: 310-903-6000
   E: grace.c.ducker @ biola DOTedu

*Schedule:

   1200 & 1700 daily, plus 0923 M-F;
   presumably Cambridge (Westminster)
   quarter tune, hour strike at the fifth
   on the original tenor bell.

*Remarks:

   Added semitones flat 7th & sharp 4th.
   Original tech info 1915.
   Originally listed as LOS ANGELES - BI.
   5 bells now installed as clock chime
   in central plaza of new campus, one
   hangs at north entrance to campus,
   one is on a pull cart for use at
   special events; remainder in storage.

*Technical data:

   Clock-chime with quarters of  5 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     NONE  /    NONE  
   Transposition is unknown
   The arrangement of tones and/or semitones
     is non-standard; see Remarks above.
   Bells were removed (as described in Remarks above) in 1986
   Prior history:
     In 1915, the complete instrument of 11 bells was installed
       with bells made by Meneely/Troy    
       (5 bells remain from that work.)
       There were two added semitones
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1986

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Troy) bellfoundry.

Index to all tower bell instruments in CA.

   This page was built from the database on 25-Aug-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/08/22
   and on technical data last updated on 2025/07/20