WATERLOO : USA - IA

*Location:

   First Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)
   Franklin Street at Park Avenue
   Waterloo, Iowa, USA
   LL: N 42.50111, W 92.33373

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*Player:

   Dr.Thomas Reed,
     Director of Music Ministries
   E: thomas@1stpresby.org

*Contact:

   First Presbyterian Church
   505 Franklin Street
   Waterloo, IA  50703-3521
   T: (319)233-6145   F: (319)234-4720

*Schedule:

   Before Sunday worship services;
   Friday 1200-1230

*Remarks:

   Bass bell inscribed "December 25, 1922",
   but installation and dedication
   occurred in 1923; actual pitch nearly
   a semitone higher than maker's claim.
   Original added semitone was flat 7th;
   addition of 1969 is sharp 4th.
   Cambridge (Westminster) quarters.
   Rehung on steel frame in 1994.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard chime of 11 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  2 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C D   /    NONE  
   There are two added semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 1969
     with  1 bell by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1923, the instrument was begun with 10 bells
       by McShane     
   Year of latest technical information source is 2005

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

*Links:

The church Website has a colored drawing of the building and tower.  The History page (under "Who We Are") has two photos of the building and tower (current and historical) and mentions the "carillon" bells and clock.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the McShane bellfoundry.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen 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 IA.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 12-Feb-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/01/09
   and on technical data last updated on 2005/02/12

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