*Location:

   Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore
   Via Vittorio Emanuele II
     at Via Silvio Perazzolo
   Monteforte D'Alpone, Verona, Italy
   LL: N 45.42246, E 11.28473

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Parrocchia Monteforte d'Alpone
   Piazza Silvio Venture, 23
   37032 Monteforte d'Alpone (VR)
   T: 045 610 7379   F: 045 761 2978
   E: info/@/parrocchiamonteforte DOTit

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Bells by Cavadini VR;
   3 recast (1908, 1928, 1929)

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of  9 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is B  in the bass octave
   Transposition is down 1 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C D   /    NONE  
   There are no added semitones
   3 bells were recast or replaced in 1929
     by Cavadini    
   Prior history:
     In 1897, the complete instrument of  9 bells was installed
       by Cavadini    
       (6 bells remain from that work.)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: V     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2022

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

The parish Website

The Italian Wikipedia article about the church has three photos that show parts of the bell tower; it is briefly described in the history (Storia), but the bells are not mentioned.

The Italian Wikipedia article about the town has a paragraph about the church, mentioning the bells.

A page about the architectural history of the church has two photos that show the tower, and a paragraph describing it (but not the bells).

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Cavadini bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Cavadini bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all Italian chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Italian chimes by pitch of largest bell.
Ranking among all Italian chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Italy.

   This page was built from the database on 26-Apr-22
   based on textual data last updated on 2022/03/15
   and on technical data last updated on 2022/03/23