The Linnie M. Barger Memorial Carillon

*Location:

   St.Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church
   Ooltewah-Georgetown Road
     near Providence Road
   Ooltewah, Tennessee, USA
   LL: N 35.13276, W 85.04476

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*Carillonist:

   Charles L. Nix, II
   307 Mountain Road
   McDonald, TN  37353
   H: 423-605-1882   W: 423-559-1000
   E: cnix@bargerandnixorgans.com

   William H. Barger, Parish Musician  (H)
   PO Box 429
   McDonald, TN  37353-0429
   H: 423-309-2662   W: 423-559-1000
   E: bbarger@bargerandnixorgans.com

*Contact:

   St.Francis of Assisi Church
   7555 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road
   Ooltewah, TN  37363-9582
   T: 423-238-7708   F: 423-238-7672

*Schedule:

   Every Sunday plus special occasions.
   Visitors welcome.

*Remarks:

   First expansion done April 2005;
   expansion to carillon completed June
   2007.  Original bourdon (now at the
   fourth) also swings (by hand), as does
   new bourdon and new minor third.
   Original chime keyboard sold to
   NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE,  CANADA - ON  for
   expansion project there.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 27 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the treble octave
   Keyboard range:     C D   /    C D   
   Transposition is up 14 semitone(s), i.e., from C to D 
   There are no missing bass semitones
   There is an identical practice console
   The instrument was enlarged in 2010
     with bells made by Meeks,Watson 
   Prior history:
     In 2006, the instrument was enlarged to 26 bells
       by Meeks,Watson
       There was one missing bass semitone
     In 2005, the instrument was enlarged to 20 bells
       by Meeks,Watson
       Pitch of heaviest bell was G  in the treble octave
       Keyboard range was:     C G   /    C A 10
       Transposition was up 19 semitone(s), i.e., from C to G 
       There were no missing bass semitones
     In 2002, the instrument was begun with 19 bells
       by Meeks,Watson
       Keyboard range was:     C G   /    NONE  
       There was one missing bass semitone
   Auxiliary mechanisms: S3    
   Tower details: 
     Height of console:                  0 meters above ground
     Height of lowest level of bells:    8 meters above ground
     Height of highest level of bells:  13 meters above ground
     Belfry openness:  98%
   Year of latest technical information source is 2022

More detailed information about the chime can be found at the bottom of a newsletter from the donor's company.

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   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2022/03/14
   and on technical data last updated on 2022/06/23