BLOOMINGTON - 1 : USA - IN

   Arthur R. Metz Memorial Carillon

*Location:

   Indiana University
   1640 East 17th Street,
     opposite North Jordan Avenue
   Bloomington, Indiana, USA
   LL: N 39.17735, W 86.51062

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*Player:

   (none appointed since 1996)

   1971-72 Arie Abbenes
   1973-75 (unknown)
   1976-83 Linda Walker (Pointer)   (C)
   1984-86 (none)
   1987-96 Brian Swager   (C)

*Contact:

   Office of the Dean
   School of Music
   Indiana University
   Bloomington, IN  47405-2200
   T: (812)855-1583
   E: musicadm@indiana.edu

*Schedule:

   Not regularly played.

*Remarks:

   In 1996, Meeks & Watson built a new
   console, which Verdin installed.
   Practice console, identical to the
   original, remains in School of Music.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 61 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the bass octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     C C 60/    A#C 25
   There are two missing bass semitones
   There is a non-identical practice console
   The present keyboard was installed in 1996
     by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Prior history:
     In 1971, the complete instrument was installed
       with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Year of latest technical information source is 2004

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

*Links:

The IU/Bloomington Website has an excellent campus map; it would be superb if it were linked to building photos and descriptions.  Use the Search facility with "Metz carillon" to find a variety of information and some photos.

The Metz Tower in late evening.  You can send an e-postcard with this photo (or others).

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

Ranking among all North American traditional carillons by weight.
Ranking among all North American traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American concert class carillons by age.

Index to all traditional carillons in IN, including the practice carillon on this campus.

Index to all tower bell instruments in IN, including another carillon and a chime which are also on this campus.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 11-Feb-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/01/09
   and on technical data last updated on 2004/01/09

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