Pittis Carillon

*Location:

   (in storage; FOR SALE?)

   Grace Episcopal Church
   East 7th Street at Cleveland Avenue
   Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
   LL: N 40.61593, W 74.41683

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*Player:

   (none)

   ?-? R. Robin Austin   (C)
   ?-? David E. Magee
   ?-? Jeff Spelman   (A)

*Contact:

   Church Services Group, LLC
   
   T: 570-233-7798
   E: Webform @
        stainedglassarchitecture.com

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   2025: Carillon removed from tower;
   disposition unknown.

*Technical data:

   Carillon-sized instrument (without any workable playing mechanism) of 47 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is E  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C G   
   Transposition is up  4 semitone(s), i.e., from C to E 
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   Removal was completed in 2024
     by an unknown 
   Prior history:
     In 1969, the instrument was enlarged to 47 bells
       by Paccard         
     In 1923, the instrument was begun with 23 bells
       by Gillett & Johnston
       Keyboard range was:     C C   /    ----  
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2025

The church Website has a photo of the tower in the banner at the top of each page, and features a well-illustrated page about the carillon.

The firm which restored the building has a project page (click Churches & Cathedrals) which includes some interesting pictures of the tower.

A news article includes a photo of the keyboard

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Gillett & Johnston bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all North American traditional carillons by weight.
Ranking among all North American traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American concert class carillons by year of completion.

Other concert carillons with similar keyboard ranges.

Index to all traditional carillons in NJ.

Index to all tower bell instruments in NJ.

   This page was built from the database on  2-Mar-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/02/22
   and on technical data last updated on 2025/02/22