SAN FRANCISCO - GS : USA - CA

*Location:

   Gazebo 
   Ghirardelli Square 
   North Point Street between Larkin and 
     Polk Streets 
   San Francisco, California, USA

*Contact:

   Ghirardelli Square Management Office 
   900 North Point Street 
   San Francisco, CA  94109-1192 
   T: (415)775-5500   F: (415)775-0912 
   E: ghsqmail@aol.com

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard chime of 15 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the treble octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The whole instrument was installed in 1986
     with bells made by Taylor      
   Year of latest technical information source is 1987

*Links:

The commercial Website has no photos, but the Walking Tour page (under History) has a drawing of the whole Square, showing the location of the Gazebo, not far from the Clock Tower.

A tour page offers a panorama from within the square. It's possible to see the bells hung in a circle under the roof of the Gazebo.

A tour page offers a different panoramic view over the Square; the Gazebo is visible.

To see a locator map, click here: or here: or here:
Also check our own Map Use Hints.
These maps also show the locations of the chime at St.Patrick's Church and the non-traditional carillon at Grace Cathedral.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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-Mar-02
   based on textual data last updated on 2002/03/23
   and on technical data last updated on 1987/05/01

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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