DENVER - ICC : USA - CO

*Location:

   East Tower
   Immaculate Conception Cathedral (RC)
   East Colfax Avenue at Logan Street
   Denver, Colorado, USA
   LL: N 39.74017, W 104.98197

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*Player:

   (none)

*Contact:

   Dr.Brandon D. Spence, Director of Music
   W: (303)831-7010x252
   E: dr_spence@liturgicalmusicarts.com
   - or -
   Immaculate Conception Cathedral
   1530 Logan Street
   Denver, CO  80203-1914
   T: (303)831-7010   F: (303)831-9514
   E: info@denvercathedral.org

*Schedule:

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*Remarks:

   Added semitones: the usual sharp 4th &
   flat 7th plus minor 6th & flat 9th.
   Four bass bells also swing by rope,
   from chiming room.
   Originally documented by the maker as
   being in the key of D-flat, though
   chimestand is labelled in E-flat; but
   modern measurements of the tenor
   put it close to concert D-natural.
   Transmission chains long ago replaced
   by cables, but long keystroke remains.
   Nov.2010: two chime notes inoperable.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 15 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C# in the middle octave
   Transposition is down 2 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     D#G#  /    NONE  
   There are four added semitones
   The whole instrument was installed in 1912
     with bells made by McShane     
   Year of latest technical information source is 1969

*Links:

The Cathedral Website has a tiny photo of the building; the East Tower is the one on the right.  This chime is not mentioned anywhere.

An old postcard shows the building as it was long ago.  Another version is here (though the claim of "largest chime" transcribed from the card is incorrect, and was when the card was published).

Building photos from Emporis Buildings
(See also our Emporis Advice.)

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

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 17-Nov-10
   based on textual data last updated on 2010/11/15
   and on technical data last updated on 2010/11/15

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