VICENZA - SFF : ITALY - VI

*Location:

   Chiesa di SS.Felice e Fortunato
   Corso S.Felice Fortunato
   Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy
   LL: N 45.54430, E 11.53322
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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Parrocchia Ss.Felice e Fortunato
   Corso S.Felice Fortunato 219
   36100 Vicenza VI
   T: 044 547 246
   E: sanfelice/@/parrocchia.vicenza.it

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Bells by Colbachini Bassano (1772),
   De Maria VI (1707,1768), Colbachini PD
   (6,1986-88), Fracaro VI (2009)

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 10 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F# in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  6 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C E   /    NONE  
   There are no added semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 2009
     with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Prior history:
     In 1988, the instrument was begun with  9 bells
       by Colbachini   (except for 2)
       Keyboard range was:     C D   /    NONE  
   Auxiliary mechanisms: V     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2022
*Links:

The Italian Wikipedia article about the church has photos that include the tower, and a section about it includes a paragraph about the bells.

The parish page on the diocesan Website has contact and location information.

The architectural history page for this church is incomplete as of Apr.2022.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Colbachini bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, 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.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on  5-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2022/03/19
   and on technical data last updated on 2022/03/26
*Photos:

(none available)

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