MIDLAND - P : USA - MI

*Location:

   The Memorial Presbyterian Church 
   Ashman Street at Reardon 
   Midland, Michigan, USA

*Player:

   Bill Bridge 
   2200 Norwood Drive 
   Midland, MI  48640-2531

*Contact:

   Memorial Presbyterian Church 
   1310 Ashman Street 
   Midland, MI  48640-5493 
   T: (989)835-6759   F: (989)835-670 
   E: diannes@mempres.org

*Remarks:

   Played from IBM Model 60 personal 
   computer using GWBasic.  Range: 
   C,D,#,E,F,#,G,#,A,#,B,C,D,F,G (no E)

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard chime of 15 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is E  in the middle octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     E G   /    NONE  
   The present keyboard was installed in unknown year
     by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Prior history:
     In 1951, the complete instrument was installed
       with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Year of latest technical information source is 2001

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

*Links:

The church Website has a photo of the building on the home page, but says nothing about the bells.

To see a locator map, click here: or here: or here:
Also check our own Map Use Hints.
These maps also show the location of the chime at Santa House.

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 chimes by size (number of bells).

Index to all tower bell instruments in MI.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 24-Jun-03
   based on textual data last updated on 2003/06/24
   and on technical data last updated on 2002/02/20

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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