*Location: Fountain Street Church (non-denom.) (was Fountain Street Baptist Church) Fountain Street at Bostwick Avenue NE Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA LL: N 42.96521, W 85.66713
*Player: (unknown) *Contact: Fountain Street Church 24 Fountain Street NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3191 T: 616-459-8386 F: 616-459-4809 E: office@fountainstreet.org *Schedule: Silent since before the pandemic; repairs needed *Remarks: First six bells (all swinging) were installed in 1976, replacing a 14-tube Deagan tower chime installed in 1923 by Roy Lofink (see -F/1). Electric keyboard disconnected and lost in renovation of the organ; tape player system inoperable; two of the six swingers inoperable. *Technical data: Chime-sized instrument (without any workable playing mechanism) of 8 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is E in the middle octave Keyboard range: ---- / ---- Transposition is unknown There are no added semitones The whole instrument was installed in 1978 with bells made by Petit & Fritsen Auxiliary mechanisms: W6nInE Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2005*Links:
This page was built from the database on 2-Mar-25 based on textual data last updated on 2025/01/14 and on technical data last updated on 2005/07/08 |
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