The DellaPenna Family Carillon *Location: travels with Charlie St.Cyr-Paul musical group; based in USA LL: N 40.2437, W 75.6616
*Former location (1951-2009, old bells): St.Barnabas Roman Catholic Church 63rd Street and Buist Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA LL: N 39.92239, W 75.22663*Carillonist: Charlie St.Cyr-Paul Web: bells2go.com *Contact: Frank & Anne DellaPenna PO Box 281 St.Peters, PA 19470-0281 T: 800-601-6609 or 610-469-0261 E: fdp51@aol.com *Schedule: Special events *Remarks: Frame, keyboard & action by Ewald Stellrecht, ESE Machines, Coatesville, PA. Inaugurated Dec.2010 at Longwood Gardens. Formerly travelled with "Cast in Bronze" musical group. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 35 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is C in the treble octave Transposition is up one octave Keyboard range: C C / C G There are two missing bass semitones There is no practice console The instrument was enlarged in 2010 with bells made by Eijsbouts Prior history: In 1951, the instrument was begun with 25 bells by Petit & Fritsen Pitch of heaviest bell was F in the treble octave Transposition was up two octaves Keyboard range was: F G / NONE No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details: Height of console: 2 meters above ground Height of lowest level of bells: 2 meters above ground Height of highest level of bells: 4 meters above ground Belfry openness: 99% Year of latest technical information source is 2011*Links:
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