*Location:

   Chiesa di S.Marco
   Contrada della Misericordia,
     at Contrà San Marco
   Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy
   LL: N 45.55245. E 11.54244

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Parrocchia S.Marco
   Contrà S.Francesco 78
   36100 Vicenza (VI)
   T: 044 492 7156
   E: sanmarco.vicenza@
        parrocchia.vicenza.it

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Bells by Colbachini PD (1933-89)
   except duplicated trebles by Colbachini
   Bassano (1898) and Fracaro VI (2009),
   so 15 bells for 14 notes;
   added semitone is flat 7th.

*Technical data:

   Veronese ring of 14 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     ROPE  /    NONE  
   There is one added semitone
   1 bell was recast or replaced in 2009
     by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Prior history:
     In 1989, the complete instrument of 14 bells was installed
       with bells made by Colbachini  
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   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 Italian Wikipedia article about the church has a photo of the top of the tower, and mentions the bells and the San Marco school of ringing.

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 final 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.

   This page was built from the database on  4-May-22
   based on textual data last updated on 2022/03/19
   and on technical data last updated on 2022/03/24