*Location: Memorial Tower The Grosse Pointe Memorial Church (Presbyterian/PCUSA) Lake Shore Road at McKinley Place Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA LL: N 42.38675, W 82.89915
*Carillonist: Eric Whitmer T: 530-515-9503 E: ewhitmer@umich.edu*Past carillonists: 1953 ded. Percival Price (d.) 1952-77 (local volunteers) 1977-93 William De Turk (C;d.) 1993-2016 Phyllis Clark Webb (C) (1925-2016) 2016-23 Michelle S. Lam (A) 2023-24 Carson Landry *Contact: Grosse Pointe Memorial Church (Su) Attn: Carillonneurs 16 Lake Shore Road Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3725 T: 313-882-5330 F: 313-882-7675 E: Webform @ gpmchurch.org *Schedule: Before & after Sunday services twice a month *Remarks: American standard console installed in 1976; practice clavier in the tower. Original G&J clock, quarter- and hour- strike drive mechanisms and electro- pneumatic chime action all intact but disconnected; their transmissions vanished when expanded to a carillon. Major components remain in keyboard room, just below the belfry. Added bass bell was cast for Meeks, Watson & Co. by Taylor. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 48 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is C# in the middle octave Transposition is up 1 semitone(s) Keyboard range: C C / C C 24 There is one missing bass semitone The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The instrument was enlarged in 2015 with bells made by Taylor Prior history: In 1952, the instrument was enlarged to 47 bells by Petit & Fritsen Keyboard range was: C C / C C 23 There were two missing bass semitones In 1927, the instrument was begun with 8 bells by Gillett & Johnston There were no added semitones No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details: Height of console: 15 meters above ground Height of lowest level of bells: 21 meters above ground Height of highest level of bells: 23 meters above ground Belfry openness: 50% Year of latest technical information source is 2019*Links:
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