LYNCHBURG - Q : USA - VA

*Location:

   Quaker Memorial Church (PCUSA)
   Fort Avenue at Quaker Parkway
   Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
   LL: N 37.37311, W 79.19165

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*Player:

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*Contact:

   Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church
   5810 Fort Avenue
   Lynchburg, VA  24502-1928
   T: (434)239-2548   F: (434)239-6071
   E: rlitz@qmpc.org

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Some bells may have been installed as
   early as 1992.

*Technical data:

   Chime-sized instrument or collection of 14 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The whole instrument was installed in 1997
     with bells made by Paccard     
   Year of latest technical information source is 2012

*Links:

The church Website has a small photo of the building and bell tower on the home page.  The Music Ministry page mentions the Steeple Bells, but says nothing about them.  A long history page mentions that bells were added in 1998 to "complete the carillon".

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*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 19-Mar-12
   based on textual data last updated on 2012/03/17
   and on technical data last updated on 2012/03/17

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