BROOKLYN - RDC : USA - NY

*Location:

   Reformed Church of Flatbush (RCA) 
   (originally Reformed Dutch Church) 
   Flatbush and Church Avenues 
   Flatbush, 
     Brooklyn, New York, USA

*Player:

   Bill Bredenbecker

*Contact:

   Reformed Church of Flatbush 
   890 Flatbush Avenue 
   Brooklyn, NY  11226-4018 
   T: (718)284-5140

*Remarks:

   Also a separate bell dated 1796, the 
   year this building was erected.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 10 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     D#--  /    D#-- 5
   The whole instrument was installed in 1913
     with bells made by Meneely/Troy
   Year of latest technical information source is 1994

*Links:

To see a locator map, click here: or here: or here:
Also check our own Map Use Hints.
Map 1 also shows (when zoomed out) the locations of the chimes at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, St.Ann Episcopal Church / Packer Institute, St.Bartholomew Episcopal Church (chimola), St.Brigid Catholic Church, St.Mark Lutheran Church, St.Peter Lutheran Church, St.Teresa Catholic Church and St.Thomas Episcopal Church (chimola). (Maps 2 and 3 show only the nearest neighbor(s).)

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

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

Index to all tower bell instruments in KY.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on  9-Jan-03
   based on textual data last updated on 2002/01/21
   and on technical data last updated on 2001/07/26

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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