FAIRHAVEN : USA - MA

*Location:

   Memorial Unitarian Church
   (originally Rogers Memorial Church)
   Green Street, between Union and
     Center Streets
   Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA
   LL: N 41.63567, W 70.90192
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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Unitarian Society of Fairhaven
   *parcel:
     102 Green Street
     Fairhaven, MA  02719
   *postal:
     PO Box 107
     Fairhaven, MA  02719-3817
   T: (508)992-7081   F: (508)999-1111
   E: ufairhaven@aol.com
   - or -
   Dwight Thomas, Director of Music
   E: DwightThomas@aol.com

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Reportedly electrified.

*Technical data: 

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 11 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The whole instrument was installed in 1903
     with bells made by Meneely/Troy
   Year of latest technical information source is 1912

*Links:

The church Website has a building photo on the home page, but it doesn't show the tower.  A different view is on the Directions page, where only the top of the tower can be seen.  Two other views are on the Weddings page.  Nothing is said about the bells.

A regional visitor's guide has a good photo of the ornate building and tower.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Troy) bellfoundry.

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 MA.

*Status: 

   This page was built from the database on 26-Jan-12
   based on textual data last updated on 2011/12/26
   and on technical data last updated on 1992/12/12

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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