ROCHESTER - STP : USA - NY

*Location:

   SS.Peter & Paul Catholic Church 
   720 Main Street West 
   Rochester, New York, USA

*Contact:

   SS.Peter & Paul Rectory 
   720 Main Street West 
   Rochester, NY  14611-2390 
   T: (585)436-3110   F: (585)436-0373

*Remarks:

   Chime of 1860 burned in 1868 and was
   replaced in 1869.

*Technical data:

   Chime-sized instrument or collection of 12 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The instrument was enlarged in 1869
     with bells made by Meneely/Wvlt
   Prior history:
     In 1860, the instrument was begun with  9 bells
       by Meneely/Wvlt
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   Year of latest technical information source is 1994

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

*Links:

To see a locator map, click here: or here: or here:
Also check our own Map Use Hints.
These maps also show the locations of the chimes at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School (CRDS), St.Michael's Catholic Church and Third Presbyterian Church, and the carillon at University of Rochester.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Watervliet) bellfoundry.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Watervliet) 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  4-Nov-02
   based on textual data last updated on 2002/11/04
   and on technical data last updated on 2001/08/08

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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