*Location:

   St.Joseph's Cathedral (RC)
   Farmington Avenue, east of Sigourney St
   Hartford, Connecticut, USA
   LL: N 41.76817, W 72.69201

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*Player:

   Ezequel Menendez, Director of Music
   E: ezemen@aol.com,
     MusicOffice@cathedralofsaintjoseph.com

*Contact:

   St.Joseph's Cathedral
   140 Farmington Avenue
   Hartford, CT  06105-3783
   T: (860)249-8431   F: (860)249-5410
   E: info@archdioceseofhartford.org
      info@cathedralofsaintjoseph.com

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Added semitones sharp 4th & flat 7th.
   Original chime destroyed by fire
   on 31 December 1956.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard chime of 14 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   There are two added semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 2020
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen (Eijsbouts/Verdin?)
   Prior history:
     In 1961, the instrument was begun with 12 bells
       with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
     In 1914, a complete instrument of 10 bells was installed
       with bells made by Meneely/Troy
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2020

Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

The Archdiocesan Website has a section about the Cathedral, with photo of the building (the chime is in the lower part of the spire) and a brief mention of the bells.  See the associated Chronology page for another photo and mention of the dedication of the bells.
The Cathedral Website has another photo of the building; the bells are mentioned on the About page.

Photo of the building, with mention of the bells

Building photos from Emporis Buildings
(Also see our Emporis Advice.)

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Troy) bellfoundry.
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 tower bell instruments in CT.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Dec-20
   based on textual data last updated on 2006/09/19
   and on technical data last updated on 2020/12/13