DOVER : USA - NJ

*Location:

   First Memorial Presbyterian Church
   West Blackwell Street near Prospect St
   Dover, New Jersey, USA
   LL: N 40.88418, W 74.56109

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*Player:

   Kim Forrester
   27 Livingston Avenue
   Dover, NJ  07801-5411
   H: (973)366-3111
   - and -
   Vivian Berg
   44 Boonton Street
   Dover, NJ  07801-4627
   T: (973)366-8266

*Contact:

   First Memorial Church
   51 West Blackwell Street
   Dover, NJ  07801-3808
   T: (973)366-0216   F: (973)366-0150
   E: info@fmpc.org, fmpc@worldnet.att.net
      fmpc@att.net

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 12 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The instrument was enlarged in 1973
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1971, the instrument was enlarged to 10 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
     In 1900, the instrument was begun with  9 bells
       by Meneely/Troy
   Year of latest technical information source is 1992

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

*Links:

The church's Website has a photo of the building on the home page, but no information on the bells.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Troy) bellfoundry.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all North American chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in NJ.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 10-Nov-09
   based on textual data last updated on 2009/11/03
   and on technical data last updated on 1992/12/12

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