LITTLE FALLS : USA - NY

*Location:

   Holy Family Parish
   (formerly St.Mary RC Church)
   John Street at East Main Street
   Little Falls, New York, USA
   LL: N 43.04386, W 74.85296
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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   St.Mary Church Office
   763 East Main Street
   Little Falls, NY  13365-1654
   T: (315)823-3410   F: (315)823-2701
   E: hfplf@ntcnet.com

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Bourdon supplied in 1894; added semi-
   tones are flat 7th (1901), sharp 4th
   and sharp 9th (1927).  Parish formed
   in 1992 as a merger of St.Mary (1838),
   Sacred Heart (1911) & St.Joseph (1923),
   using St.Mary's building.

*Technical data: 

   Electric-keyboard chime of 14 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  3 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C E   /    NONE  
   There are three added semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 1927
     with  4 bells made by Meneely/Troy
   Prior history:
     In 1901, the instrument was begun with 10 bells
       by Meneely/Troy (except for 1)
   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:

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 2002/12/10

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