GASTONIA - FPC : USA - NC 

   The Memorial Carillon

*Location:

   First Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)
   East Garrison Boulevard
     at Burtonwood Drive
   Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
   LL: N 35.25228, W 81.15443
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*Player:

   Peggy L. Walton
   819 Jamestown Drive #1
   Gastonia, NC  28056-6402
   H: (704)854-9585
   - and -
   Amelia Pritchett
   4309 Little Mountain Road
   Gastonia, NC  28056-1302
   T: (704)865-7847
*Past carillonneurs: 
   1973-76 John E Hebblethwaite
   1976-89 Helen Styers
   19??-?? Mary McFarland   (C)

*Contact:

   First Presbyterian Church
   1621 East Garrison Boulevard
   Gastonia, NC  28054-5130
   T: (704)864-2651   F: (704)864-5956
   E: info@firstpresgastonia.org
      firstpres@carolina.rr.com

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Rehung with new transmission and
   keyboards by Meeks & Watson; bass C#
   key & pedal are present (dummies).
   Tower also contains a swinging bell
   by Vanduzen, 1895.

*Technical data: 

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  9 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     A#C   /    A#C 25
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The present keyboard was installed in 2002
     by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Prior history:
     In 1973, the complete instrument was installed
       with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Year of latest technical information source is 2002
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 church and tower on the home page. The Photo Gallery claims to offer a page of pictures from the recent renovation, but it was inaccessible when checked in May'05.

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 year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in NC.

Index to all tower bell instruments in NC.

*Status: 

   This page was built from the database on  8-Jan-10
   based on textual data last updated on 2010/01/07
   and on technical data last updated on 2002/05/31

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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