CLEVELAND HEIGHTS - STP : USA - OH

   Harry A. & Mariah H. Seabrook and
     Thomas Family Memorial Carillon

*Location:

   St.Paul's Episcopal Church
   Fairmount Boulevard at Coventry Road
   Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA
   LL: N 41.49567, W 81.58125

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*Player:

   David H. Osburn, Jr.   (A)
   1655 Elmwood Avenue
   Lakewood, OH  44107-4001
   E: DrDHOJr@mindspring.com

   19??-90: Louis Brown

*Contact:

   St.Paul's Episcopal Church
   2747 Fairmount Boulevard
   Cleveland Heights, OH  44106-3696
   T: (216)932-5815

*Schedule:

  (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Original baton chime keyboard remains
   in tower.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 25 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  5 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C D   /    C C   
   There are two missing bass semitones
   There is a practice console
   The instrument was enlarged in 1953
     with bells made by vanBergen   
   Prior history:
     In 1952, the instrument was enlarged to 23 bells
       by vanBergen   
     In 1929, the instrument was begun with  8 bells
       by Gillett & Johnston
   Year of latest technical information source is 1996

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

*Links:

The church Website has a picture of the tower on its home page, and several more on the Photo Tour of the exterior. The carillon is briefly mentioned on this tour.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Gillett & Johnston bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the vanBergen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the vanBergen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all North American traditional carillons by weight.
Ranking among all North American traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in OH.

Index to all tower bell instruments in OH.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 11-Jun-06
   based on textual data last updated on 2006/06/01
   and on technical data last updated on 1996/07/17

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