Stanton Memorial Carillon *Location: Campanile Iowa State University (originally Iowa Agricultural College) main quad, off Union Drive Ames, Iowa, USA LL: N 42.02548, W 93.64602
*Carillonist: Tin-shi Tam (C) ISU Department of Music 057 Music Hall Ames, IA 50011-7164 W: 515-294-2911 F: 515-294-6109 E: TSTam@IAState.edu*Past carillonists: 1931-69 Ira Schroeder (d.) 1969-71 Bruce Eberle 1971-73 Marilyn W. Anderson (C) 1973-91 Richard H. von Grabow (C) 1991-92 Marilyn W. Anderson (C) 1992-94 (tower closed for renovation) *Contact: Stanton Memorial Carillon Foundation (Su) Iowa State University Alumni Assn. 420 Beach Avenue Ames, IA 50011-1430 F: 515-294-9402 - or - ISU Department of Music and Theatre Music Administrative Office 149 Simon Estes Music Hall 2427 Union Drive Ames, IA 50011 T: 515-294-3831 F: 515-294-6409 E: musicinfo@iastate.edu *Schedule: Weekdays throughout the school year *Remarks: New playing & practice keyboards by Verdin, 1994. Prior keyboard [1956] had dropped bass G,A,B in manual and pedal. Cambridge (Westminster) quarters. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 50 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the bass octave Transposition is nil (concert pitch) Keyboard range: A#C / A#C 26 There is one missing bass semitone There is an identical practice console The present keyboard was installed in 1994 by the maker cited in Remarks above Prior history: In 1967, the instrument was enlarged to 50 bells by Taylor Keyboard range was: A#C / A#A#24 In 1956, the instrument was enlarged to 49 bells by Taylor Keyboard range was: A#B / A#A#24 In 1929, the instrument was enlarged to 36 bells by Taylor Transposition was down 2 semitone(s) Keyboard range was: C C / ---- In 1899, the instrument was begun with 10 bells by Taylor Auxiliary mechanisms: Q4 Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2012*Links:
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