*Location: Holy Trinity St.Sergius Lavra Monastery (Russian Orthodox) Sergiev Posad (formerly Zagorsk), Moscow oblast, Russia LL: N 56.31052, E 38.12943
*Player: (unknown) *Contact: (unknown) *Schedule: (unknown) *Remarks: At the beginning of the 20th c., this zvon totalled 42 bells, the largest from 1748 (72 tons). In 1929-30, at least 19 bells (including 3 largest) were taken out and broken up. A report from 1990 listed 13 bells left, dated 1420/F, 1594/A# bourdon (est.20-25 tonnes), 1780/F#, 1598/F#, 1648/F#; trebles D# F G G# F-flat D# D# G. In 2002-04, replacements for the three lost great bells were cast; some smaller bells must have been added as well to reach the present total of 24. *Technical data: Zvon of 24 bells Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is C in the bass octave Keyboard range: ZVON / ---- Transposition is not applicable The arrangement of tones and/or semitones is non-standard; see Remarks above. Installation was completed in 2004 by the maker cited in Remarks above No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2004*Links:
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