SEATTLE - CTC : USA - WA 

   The Washington State Centennial Bell
     Garden

*Location:

   Washington State Convention and
     Trade Center
   8th Avenue and Pike Street
   Seattle, Washington, USA
   LL: N 47.6119, W 122.3321
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*Contact:

   Washington State Convention and
     Trade Center
   800 Convention Place
   Seattle, WA  98101-2350
   T: (206)694-5000   F: (206)694-5399
   T: (206)461-5840   E: info@wsctc.com

*Schedule:

   Galleria open daily 0500-2400; rings
   the hours with pieces written for
   these bells.

*Remarks:

   Assorted collection of bronze and
   iron bells, one per county; 28 on
   exterior Pike Street walkway and 11 on
   interior level 2 walkway.

*Technical data: 

   Electric-automatic carillon of 39 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range: (not applicable - irregular pitches)  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The whole instrument was installed in 1989
   Year of latest technical information source is 2002

*Links:

The WSCTC Website says nothing about the bells.  A PDF of the second level floor layout shows where the indoor and outdoor parts of the Centennial Bell Garden are located.

A music page contains a paragraph about these bells and what they play (see David Mahler, about halfway down the page).

The Bell Garden is described briefly in a page about its designer.

Ranking among all North American non-traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American non-traditional carillons by year of completion.
Ranking among all North American non-traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all collections of tower bells.

Index to all tower bell instruments in WA.

*Status: 

   This page was built from the database on 26-Dec-11
   based on textual data last updated on 2007/04/20
   and on technical data last updated on 2002/04/09

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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