AKRON : USA - OH

*Location:

   North Clock Tower
   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
   East Market Street near Willard Street
   Akron, Ohio, USA
   LL: N 41.06810, W 81.48567

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*Player:

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*Contact:

   Charlie Badran, Chief Engineer
   T: (330)796-2420
   - or -
   Public Affairs Office
   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
   1144 East Market Street
   Akron, OH  44316-0002
   T: (330)796-5351

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Cambridge (Westminster) quarters.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 12 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The whole instrument was installed in 1920
     with bells made by Meneely/Troy
   Year of latest technical information source is 1992

*Links:

The corporate Website no longer has any information about the clock towers.

Building photos from Emporis Buildings
(Also see our Emporis Advice.)

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).
Ranking among all North American chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in OH.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 16-Aug-07
   based on textual data last updated on 2007/08/01
   and on technical data last updated on 1992/09/07

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