*Location: Church of St.Christopher-by-the-River Old Mill Road near Chagrin River Road Gates Mills, Ohio, USA LL: N 41.51780, W 81.40471
*Carillonist: Bernadette Alpers (A) PO Box 81 Chesterland, OH 44026-0081 H: 440-286-7200 W: 440-423-4451 - and - Yuri Sato McElliott, organist/choirmaster*Past carillonists: 19??-93 Frank Griesinger (d.1993?) 19??-?? Shattuck Hartwell 19??-?? Janice Blewitt *Contact: The Rev. T. Conrad Selnick, Rector Marianne Kukec, Parish Administrator St.Christopher-by-the-River *parcel: 7601 Old Mill Road Gates Mills, OH 44040 *postal: PO Box 519 Gates Mills, OH 44040-0519 T: 440-423-4451 F: 440-423-4616 *Schedule: Sundays before and after 10:15 service; Wednesday evening before choir practice; for religious and secular holidays, incl. "Blessing of the Hounds" with the Chagrin Valley Hunt Club. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 23 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is D in the treble octave Transposition is up 14 semitone(s) Keyboard range: C C / C D There are two missing bass semitones There is no practice console The instrument was enlarged in 1964 with bells made by Taylor Prior history: In 1927, the instrument was begun with 8 bells by Gillett & Johnston Keyboard range was: C C / NONE There were no added semitones No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details: Height of console: 9 meters above ground Height of lowest level of bells: 12 meters above ground Height of highest level of bells: 14 meters above ground Belfry openness: 50% Year of latest technical information source is 1971*Links:
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