ANNISTON : USA - AL

*Location:

   Church of St.Michael & All Angels 
     (Episcopal)
   1000 West 18th Street, at Cobb Avenue 
   Anniston, Alabama, USA

*Contact:

   St.Michael & All Angels Church 
   PO Box 1864 
   Anniston, AL  36202-1864 
   T: (256)237-4011   F: (256)237-4014 
   E: StMikesAA@aol.com

*Remarks:

   Electrified in 1960s; original chime-
   stand on display in narthex.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard chime of 12 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the middle octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     C D   /    ----  
   There are three added semitones
   The present keyboard was installed in 1956
     by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     In 1889, the complete instrument was installed
       with bells made by McShane     
   Year of latest technical information source is 2001

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

*Links:

The church Webpage has a photo of the building and the massive tower; a separate History page includes a partial description of the chime.

To see a locator map, click here: or here: or here:
Also check our own Map Use Hints.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the McShane bellfoundry.

Ranking among all North American chimes by size (number of bells).

Index to all tower bell instruments in AL.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 25-Jul-02
   based on textual data last updated on 2002/07/25
   and on technical data last updated on 2002/07/25

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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