ILION : USA - NY

*Location:

   First Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)
   Second & Morgan Streets
   Ilion, New York, USA
   LL: N 43.01334, W 75.03858
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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   First Presbyterian Church
   90 Morgan Street
   Ilion, NY  13357-2260
   T: 315-894-2070   F: 315-894-3807
   E: fpcilion@gmail.com

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Tower tubes by Deagan, donated by
   Dr. & Mrs. F.B.Conterman,
   installed by R.Lofink (both phases)

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard chime of 16 tubular bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The instrument was enlarged in 1938
     with tubular bells made by Deagan      
   Prior history:
     In 1936, the instrument was begun with 10 tubular bells
       by Deagan      
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1938
*Links:

A page about the church has a large photo of the unusual old building.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the J.C.Deagan Company.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the J.C.Deagan Company.

Ranking among all tower tube instruments by size (number of notes).

Index to all tower tube instruments in NY.
Index to all tower bell instruments in NY.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on  4-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2014/11/21
   and on technical data last updated on 2014/11/23
*Photos:

(none available)

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