*Location:

   First Memorial Presbyterian Church
   West Blackwell Street near Towpath Sq
   Dover, New Jersey, USA
   LL: N 40.88418, W 74.56109

Site locator map

*Player:

   Kim Forrester
   27 Livingston Avenue
   Dover, NJ  07801-5411
   H: 973-366-3111
   E: kforrester@ljcpa.com
   - and -
   Vivian Berg
   44 Boonton Street
   Dover, NJ  07801-4627
   T: 973-366-8266

*Contact:

   First Memorial Presbyterian Church
   51 West Blackwell Street
   Dover, NJ  07801-3808
   T: 973-366-0216   F: 973-366-0150
   E: firstmemorial@optimum.net

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Building and original bells given by
   Hudson Hoagland as a memorial to his
   wife, Martha D. Bigelow.
   Original chimestand was modified for
   additional keys and new transmission;
   added semitones sharp 4th and flat 7th.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 12 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F  in the middle octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     F A   /    NONE  
   There are two added semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 1973
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1971, the instrument was enlarged to 10 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
       Keyboard range was:     F --  /    NONE  
     In 1900, the instrument was begun with  9 bells
       by Meneely/Troy
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details: 
     Height of console:                  6 meters above ground
     Height of lowest level of bells:   (unknown)
     Height of highest level of bells:  (unknown)
     Belfry openness:    %
   Year of latest technical information source is 1992

The church's Website (now defunct) had a photo of the building on the home page, but no information on the bells.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Troy) bellfoundry.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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 NJ.

   This page was built from the database on  4-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/09/21
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/06/22