LOS ANGELES - HP : USA - CA

   Otis Memorial Chimes 
   "The Bells of Hollywood"

*Location:

   Hollywood Forever Memorial Park 
   (was Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery)
   Santa Monica Boulevard between Gower 
     and Van Ness Avenue
   Los Angeles, California, USA

*Player:

   Jeanie Kidd 
   T: (323)469-6349

*Contact:

   Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery 
   6000 Santa Monica Boulevard 
   Los Angeles, CA  90038-1899 
   T: (323)469-1181

*Remarks:

   Added semitones are sharp 4th,
   flat 7th, flat 9th.  This may have 
   been the chime shown by van Duzen at 
   the Lewis & Clark Exposition in 
   Portland, OR (q.v.) in 1905. 
   Originally had a second set of clappers 
   with lignum vitae inserts, intended 
   to produce a different sound, and 
   operated by changing pivot point of 
   chimestand levers.  This action was 
   removed during repairs in late 1970s.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 12 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     D#F   /    NONE  
   There are three added semitones
   There is no practice console
   The whole instrument was installed in 1908
     with bells made by Vanduzen    
   Year of latest technical information source is 1994

*Links:

In a page about the cemetery, the ivy-covered belfry is at the upper right corner of the photo.

A Website about the famous people buried at the cemetery has a detailed map but says nothing about the bells. Another list of famous burials has a less detailed map of the cemetery. On both maps, the location of the chime can readily be found--it is atop the small rectangular building on the west side of the entrance road, opposite the office building.

A news article about the change of ownership and subsequent renaming of the cemetery.

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 Vanduzen bellfoundry.

Why this chime was a milestone in North American chime history (1908).

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

Index to all tower bell instruments in CA.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 26-Jul-02
   based on textual data last updated on 2002/07/26
   and on technical data last updated on 1995/04/01

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