WATERVILLE : USA - NY

*Location:

   Sanger Lodge Masonic Temple 
   (was residence of Reuben Tower) 
   111 Sanger Avenue 
   Waterville, New York, USA

*Player:

   William H. (Bill) Getman 
   130 East Main Street 
   Waterville, NY  13480-1108 
   W: (315)841-8021 
   E: whgetman@aol.com

*Contact:

   Masonic Temple 
   111 Sanger Avenue 
   Waterville, NY  13480-1119

*Remarks:

   Added semitone is flat 7th. 
   Cambridge (Westminster) quarters 
   from Seth Thomas tower clock. 
   Also the Masonic Memorial Bell, 1824. 
   Visitors welcome.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of  9 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  2 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     D#D#  /    ----  
   There is one added semitone
   The whole instrument was installed in 1889
     with bells made by Meneely/Troy
   Year of latest technical information source is 2001

*Links:

An article (text only) about the history of the Temple and the bells.

To see a locator map, click here: or here: or here:
Also check our own Map Use Hints.

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 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 2001/08/08

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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