*Location: Ocean City Tabernacle 500 Wesley Avenue Ocean City, New Jersey, USA LL: N 39.28208, W 74.57087
*Former locations: 1893-1998: First Methodist Episcopal Church Sixth & Stevens Streets Camden, New Jersey, USA Sept.1893: West front Congressional Library Building Washington, D.C., USA*Player: (unknown)*Previous chimer: 22 Oct 1893 ded. (identity unclear)
*Contact: Ocean City Tabernacle 500 Wesley Avenue Ocean City, NJ 08226-3982 T: 609-399-1915 F: 609-399-2287 E: Webform at www.octabernacle.org *Schedule: Summer only [resort community] *Remarks: Chime was made in 1893 for FMEC, given by George Holl as a memorial to his parents, whose names are on the bass. The church being not yet ready, the chime was loaned by McShane to cele- brate the centennial of laying the cornerstone of the U.S.Capitol. (Fortunately, it had one bell for each of the 13 colonies.) Added semitones are 4#, 5#, 7b. First Methodist Church building was owned by Cooper Hospital, 1969-98; demolished in 2005. *Technical data: Electric-keyboard chime of 13 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is D in the middle octave Keyboard range: ---- / ---- Transposition is unknown There are three added semitones The present keyboard was installed in 19__ by an unknown maker Prior history: In 1893, the complete instrument of 13 bells was installed with bells made by McShane No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 1900*Links:
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