The McDonogh Carillon *Location: Tagart Memorial Chapel McDonogh School McDonogh Road McDonogh, Owings Mills, Maryland, USA LL: N 39.39309, W 76.77663
*Carillonist: William S. (Buck) Lyon-Vaiden (A) 836 Houcksville Road Hampstead, MD 21074-1809 H: (410)374-4066 W: (410)581-4793 F: (410)363-2652 E: BLyonVaiden@McDonogh.org *Contact: McDonogh School *parcel: 8600 McDonogh Road Baltimore, MD 21208 *postal: P.O. Box 380 Owings Mills, MD 21117-0380 T: (410)363-0600 *Schedule: For special occasions; summer series at 7pm on 5 Fridays, Jul-Aug. *Remarks: Original chime, with added semitones sharp 4th & flat 7th, was sold to the Verdin Co.; final disposition unknown. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 48 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is D in the middle octave Transposition is up 2 semitone(s) Keyboard range: C C / C C 24 There is one missing bass semitone There is an identical practice console The whole instrument was installed in 1978 with bells made by Petit & Fritsen Prior history: In 1898, a complete instrument of 10 bells was installed by McShane (0 bells remain from that work.) Auxiliary mechanisms: E23QH Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2003
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