LINCOLN - FP/1 : USA - NE

   Tower carillon

*Location:

   First-Plymouth Congregational Church
   20th and D Streets
   Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
   LL: N 40.80294, W 96.69195

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*Player:

   Kathleen (Kathie) Johnson   (A)
   5201 "L" Street
   Lincoln, NE  68510-1935
   H: (402)489-9036   F: (402)472-0961
   E: kathie@firstplymouth.org

   19??-??   Ronald Barnes (1928-98)
   19??-??   Milford Myhre   (C)
   19??-2003 Raymond R Johnson (19??-2003)

*Contact:

   Tammy Alvis, Media Director
   First-Plymouth Congregational Church
   2000 D Street
   Lincoln, NE  68502-1698
   W: (402)476-7665
   E: tammy@firstplymouth.org

*Schedule:

   For Sunday services.

*Remarks:

   Pedals down to bass G are present in
   new clavier.  New bells cast 1988.
   24 ornamental bells in belfry screen.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 57 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  2 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     A#G   /    A#C 26
   There is one missing bass semitone
   There is an identical practice console
   The instrument was enlarged in 1990
     with 37 bells made by Whitechapel 
   Prior history:
     In 1931, the instrument was begun with 48 bells
       by Taylor      
       (20 bells remain from that work.)
   Year of latest technical information source is 1993

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

*Links:

The church Website has pictures of the tower, as well as a carillon page.

The electric-action chamber carillon in the same building contains the treble bells which were removed from this instrument when it was enlarged.

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

Index to all traditional carillons in NE.

Index to all tower bell instruments in NE.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 11-Jun-06
   based on textual data last updated on 2006/06/01
   and on technical data last updated on 1993/06/27

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