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*Location:

   St.Mark's Episcopal Cathedral 
   West 15th Street at Oak Grove Street 
   Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
   LL: N 44.96838, W 93.28727

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*Player:

   Ray Johnston, Canon Musician 
   E: rayj@st-marks-cathedral.org

*Contact:

   St.Mark's Episcopal Cathedral 
   519 Oak Grove Street 
   Minneapolis, MN  55403-3230 
   T: (612)870-7800   F: (612)870-7802 
   E: churchoffice@st-marks-cathedral.org

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Bells machined on exterior.  Addition
   of two octaves of trebles is possible.

*Technical data:

   Electric-automatic carillon of 24 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The instrument was enlarged in unknown year
     with bells made by Paccard     
   Prior history:
     In 1998, the instrument was begun with 14 bells
       by Paccard     
   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 cathedral Website opens with a large photo of the building.  A page with photos of the bells solicits money for their playing but says nothing about their history or specifications.

Building photos from Emporis Buildings
(Also see our Emporis Advice.)

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all North American non-traditional carillons by weight.
Ranking among all North American non-traditional carillons by size (number of bells).

Index to all tower bell instruments in MN.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 29-Mar-07
   based on textual data last updated on 2007/03/29
   and on technical data last updated on 2004/07/24

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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