CIRCLEVILLE : USA - OH

   William Foresman Chime

*Location:

   Pickaway County Courthouse 
   South Court and Franklin Streets 
   Circleville, Ohio, USA

*Contact:

   Pickaway County Courthouse 
   207 South Court Street 
   Circleville, OH  43113-1648 
   T: (740)474-3117   F: (740)474-8988

*Remarks:

   Also a disused clock bell, older than 
   the chime.  External automatic system
   added in 1990s, does not interfere with
   chimestand transmission.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 11 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F  in the middle octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     F G   /    ----  
   There are two added semitones
   The whole instrument was installed in 1926
     with bells made by Meneely/Wvlt
   Year of latest technical information source is 2002

*Links:

Pictures of the courthouse, some from old postcards.

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Where 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 OH.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 21-Apr-02
   based on textual data last updated on 2002/04/09
   and on technical data last updated on 2002/04/09

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