AMSTERDAM : USA - NY

*Location:

   St.Mary's RC Church
   East Main Street at Hamilton Street
   Amsterdam, New York, USA
   LL: N 42.93515, W 74.18762

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   St.Mary's Rectory
   156 East Main Street
   Amsterdam, NY  12010-4899
   T: (518)842-4500
   E: smchurch@capital.net

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Chimestand disconnected and moved
   within tower.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard chime of 10 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The instrument was enlarged in 1892
     with bells made by Meneely/Troy
   Prior history:
     In 1891, the instrument was begun with  9 bells
       by Meneely/Troy
   Year of latest technical information source is 1993

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

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Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Troy) bellfoundry.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Troy) bellfoundry.

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 NY.

*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 1994/01/11

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