WEST POINT : USA - NY

*Location:

   The Cadet Chapel 
   United States Military Academy 
   DeRussy Road
   West Point, New York, USA
   LL: N 41.39034, W 73.96003

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*Player:

   Cadet Chime Squad

*Contact:

   Office of the USMA Chaplain 
   USMA
   West Point, NY  10996
   T: (845)938-3316
   E: YC8288@usma.edu
   - or - 
   Dave Fridell, organ curator 
   - or - 
   Ray Hart, maintenance 
   T: (845)938-2308

*Schedule:

   Thursday 1800; Sunday before and 
   after 1030 service.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 12 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     D F#  /    D G  4
   There are two added semitones
   There is no practice console
   The whole instrument was installed in 1919
     with bells made by Meneely/Troy
   Year of latest technical information source is 1992

*Links:

The USMA Website includes a page about the Cadet Chapel, but the bells are not mentioned.

A photo of the Cadet Chapel accompanies the report of a visitor.

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  3-Feb-07
   based on textual data last updated on 2007/02/02
   and on technical data last updated on 1992/09/07

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