GRAND RAPIDS - STA : USA - MI

*Location:

   Cathedral of St.Andrew (RC) 
   between Sheldon Avenue and 
     Division, SE 
   Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

*Contact:

   St.Andrew's Rectory 
   267 Sheldon Avenue, SE 
   Grand Rapids, MI  49503-4581 
   T: (616)456-1454   F: (616)456-5110

*Remarks:

   Added semitone is flat 7th; three 
   swinging bells (major triad on tenor) 
   atop frame for fixed bells. 
   Chimestand removed in 1948 electrification. 
   Electric keyboard disconnected and 
   swinger motors inoperable.  Restoration
   and enlargement planned.

*Technical data:

   Chime-sized instrument (without any workable playing mechanism) of 10 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     D E   /    NONE  
   There is one added semitone
   The whole instrument was installed in 1909
     with bells made by McShane     
   Year of latest technical information source is 2005

*Links:

The diocesan Website has a tiny sketch of the cathedral, with its asymmetric spires, in the upper left corner of every page. The cathedral is listed on the Parishes pages, but not described anywhere.

To see a locator map, click here: or here:
Also check our own Map Use Hints.
These maps also show the locations of the carillon at GVSU/DeVos Center and the chime at Fountain Street Church.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the McShane 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 14-Jul-05
   based on textual data last updated on 2005/07/08
   and on technical data last updated on 2005/07/08

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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