CINCINNATI - W : USA - OH

*Location:

   Westwood United Methodist Church
   Epworth and Urwiler Avenues 
   Westwood, 
     Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

*Player:

   Jack Moore 
   - and - 
   Douglas Skidmore

*Contact:

   Westwood United Methodist Church 
   3460 Epworth Avenue 
   Cincinnati, OH  45211-5791 
   T: (513)661-3139   F: (513)661-3120 
   E: elise@wumc.cc

*Remarks:

   Original chime was an "exact replica" 
   of the grand prizewinner displayed at
   the Columbia Exposition in Chicago in 
   1893; when tenor cracked while being 
   tolled, all ten were recast heavier.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 10 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   All bells were recast or replaced in 1905
     by Vanduzen    
   Prior history:
     In 1897, the instrument was begun with 10 bells
       by Vanduzen    
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   Year of latest technical information source is 2002

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

*Links:

The church Website has a History page with a photo of the tower and a detailed history of the chime.

To see a locator map, click here: or here: or here:
Also check our own Map Use Hints.
Map 3 also shows the locations of the chime at St.Teresa of Avila Catholic Church and the non-traditional carillon at St.John's United Church of Christ.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Vanduzen bellfoundry.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Vanduzen bellfoundry.

Ranking among all North American chimes by size (number of bells).

Index to all tower bell instruments in OH.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 25-Jul-02
   based on textual data last updated on 2002/07/25
   and on technical data last updated on 2002/02/22

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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