*Location:

   St.Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
   Glen Carlyn Road at Leesburg Pike
   Falls Church, Virginia, USA
   LL: N 38.85619, W 77.13801

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*Contact:

   St.Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
   3305 Glen Carlyn Road
   Falls Church, VA  22041
   T: (703)820-7111   F: (703)379-9195
   E: office/@/stanthonyparish DOTorg
   - or -
   Joleen Michalowicz
   E: music/@/stanthonyparish DOTorg
   

*Schedule:

   Disused while awaiting repairs

*Remarks:

   Given in part by the parents of
   Ralph Joseph Gruenther (1951-1972),
   in his memory.

*Technical data:

   Electric-automatic chime of 14 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The instrument was enlarged in 2003
     with  2 bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1992, the instrument was begun with 12 bells
       made by Petit & Fritsen
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2020

Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

The church Website has no photo of the bell tower.  The parish history and timeline do not mention these bells.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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 VA.

   This page was built from the database on 15-Dec-20
   based on textual data last updated on 2020/12/14
   and on technical data last updated on 2020/12/12