*Location:

   St.Luke's Episcopal Church
   7th and South Main Streets
   Racine, Wisconsin, USA
   LL: N 42.72610, W 87.78275

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   St.Luke's Church
   614 South Main Street
   Racine, WI  53403-1210
   T: 262-634-5529   F: 262-634-5025
   E: stlukesracine@sbcglobal.net

*Schedule:

   Cambridge (Westminster) quarters
   from Seth Thomas clock

*Remarks:

   Memorial to George Carswell Baker,
   given by his mother and sister.
   Added semitone is flat 7th.
   Year of latest tech info 1887.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of  9 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     F F   /    ----  
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   There is one added semitone
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The whole instrument was installed in 1887
     with bells made by Meneely/Troy     
   Auxiliary mechanisms: Q4H   
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1912

The church's Website opens with a small drawing of the building.  There are two photos of the tower on the Map page.  But there is no history of the church, and no information about the bells.

News article (23 Dec 1887) about the chime; note that the illustrations are generic, not specific to St.Luke's; the illustrated chimestand is designed for 11 bells.

News article (29 Dec 1887) about the clock and bells, identifying the installers of both.

Records of the Seth Thomas Clock Company show that a model 17 tower clock was ordered by Edward L. Baker on 2 Nov 1887, to strike Westminster quarters on four bells, and display the time on four dials.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Troy) bellfoundry.

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 WI.

   This page was built from the database on 10-Mar-26
   based on textual data last updated on 2026/03/06
   and on technical data last updated on 2026/03/06