LITTLE FALLS : USA - NY

*Location:

   Holy Family Parish 
   (formerly St.Mary RC Church) 
   East Main Street at East John Street 
      and Alexander Street 
   Little Falls, New York, USA

*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

*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 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:

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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).

Index to all tower bell instruments in NY.

*Status: 

   This page was built from the database on 18-Aug-04
   based on textual data last updated on 2004/08/09
   and on technical data last updated on 2002/12/10

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