Memorial Carillon *Location: Church of the Good Shepherd Broadway at Park Avenue Corpus Christi, Texas, USA LL: N 27.78639, W 97.39671
*Carillonist: Faris Alexander Kirkland 823 South Water Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401 H: 361-884-4138 *Contact: Church of the Good Shepherd 700 South Upper Broadway Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401-3521 T: 361-882-1735 *Schedule: For Sunday services *Remarks: Expansion in 1998 added 7 trebles & 1 bass, replaced playing keyboard (to American standard) and added practice keyboard, all by Meeks, Watson. Three more trebles by MW&Co added in 1999, with two basses by Whitechapel, changing the transposition. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 48 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is G in the middle octave Transposition is up 7 semitone(s) Keyboard range: C C / C C 24 There is one missing bass semitone There is an identical practice console The instrument was enlarged in 1999 with bells made by the makers cited in Remarks above Prior history: In 1998, the instrument was enlarged to 43 bells by Meeks,Watson Pitch of heaviest bell was A in the middle octave Transposition was up 9 semitone(s) Keyboard range was: C G / C C 24 In 1954, the instrument was begun with 35 bells by Petit & Fritsen Keyboard range was: C C / C E There were two missing bass semitones No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2000*Links:
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