JOHNSON CITY : USA - NY

*Location:

   St.James' Catholic Church
   Main Street at Lester Avenue
   Johnson City, New York, USA
   LL: N 42.11353, W 75.95073
Site locator map

*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   St.James' Rectory
   155 Main Street
   Johnson City, NY  13790-2489
   T: 607-729-6147

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Original bells donated by Mrs.George F.
   Johnson.
   Uncertain which tower holds these bells

*Technical data:

   Chime-sized instrument or collection of 13 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is E  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The instrument was enlarged in unknown year
     with bells made by Meneely/Wvlt
   Prior history:
     In 1917, the instrument was begun with 11 bells
       by Meneely/Wvlt
       There were two added semitones
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2001
*Links:

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Watervliet) bellfoundry.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Watervliet) bellfoundry.

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 NY.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on  4-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2019/03/03
   and on technical data last updated on 2019/03/03
*Photos:

(none available)

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