*Location:

   St.Peter's Anglican Church
   King Street East at Church Street
   Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
   LL: N 43.96095, W 78.16179

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*Player:

   Heather Godfrey
   - and -
   Kay MacLeod
   E: kmacleod /@/eagle DOTca

*Contact:

   St.Peter's Anglican Church
   *parcel:
     240 College Street
     Cobourg, ON
   *postal:
     Box 113
     Cobourg, ON  K9A 4K2
   T: 905-372-3442   F: 905-372-1940
   E: info@stpeterscobourg.org

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Added semitones are sharp 4th & flat
   7th; tenor swings.  Added bell is the
   treble, with its lever attached to the
   outside of the original chimestand.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 11 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F# in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  1 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     F G   /    NONE  
   There are two added semitones
   There is no practice console
   The instrument was enlarged in 1905
     with bells made by Meneely/Wvlt
   Prior history:
     In 1904, the instrument was begun with 10 bells
       by Meneely/Wvlt
       Keyboard range was:     F F   /    NONE  
   Auxiliary mechanisms: S1    
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The church Website includes several photos of the building, and mentions the chime on the History page.

A page about the Oshawa chime includes a photo of the chimestand here.  (Note the novel playing technique to compensate for the absence of pedals.)

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 ON.

   This page was built from the database on  4-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/09/21
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/09/08