BENTON HARBOR : USA - MI

   Childrens Chimes

*Location:

   First Congregational Church (UCC)
   Bellview Street 
   Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

*Contact:

   Rev. Russell Baker 
   First Congregational Church 
   292 Bellview Street 
   Benton Harbor, MI  49022-4698 
   T: (616)925-0695   F: (616)925-5514 
   E: russellbaker@bhucc.org

*Remarks:

   Commemmorates three children who died
   of diphtheria in the same week of 1918.

*Technical data:

   Chime-sized instrument or collection of 15 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The instrument was enlarged in 1927
     with bells made by Meneely/Troy
   Prior history:
     In 1920, the instrument was begun with 10 bells
       by Meneely/Troy
   Year of latest technical information source is 1927

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

*Links:

The church Website has a sketch of the building and tower on the home page. In the Music section, there is a very interesting page about the original chime, scanned from the original dedication program booklet; but there is no information about the expansion a few years later.

To see a locator map, click here: or here: or here:
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Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Troy) bellfoundry.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Troy) bellfoundry.

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

Index to all tower bell instruments in MI.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 18-Aug-04
   based on textual data last updated on 2004/08/09
   and on technical data last updated on 1992/01/07

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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