COLUMBUS - OSU : USA - OH

*Location:

   Orton Hall 
   Ohio State University 
   155 South Oval Mall (Oval Drive) 
   Columbus, Ohio, USA

*Player:

   Donna Knisley 
   E: knisley.2@osu.edu 
   - and - 
   Sally Blatt

*Contact:

   Department of Geological Sciences 
   E: geology@osu.edu 
   Ohio State University 
   Columbus, OH  43210 
   T: (614)292-6446 
   - or - 
   Ron Sharpe, Supervisor 
   Building Automation Shop 
   (re maintenance of control system)

*Schedule:

   1150 and 1650 daily.

*Remarks:

   Clockstrike electric.
   Electro-pneumatic operation of original 
   transmission added about 1989 by OSU 
   Engineering Department; chimestand 
   unusable.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard chime of 14 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C# in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The instrument was enlarged in 2003
     with  2 bells by Petit & Fritsen       
   Prior history:
     In 1915, the instrument was begun with 12 bells
       by McShane     
   Year of latest technical information source is 2003

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

*Links:

The OSU Website uses advanced display techniques which may not function correctly on all Web browsers. A page about Orton Hall includes both a building photo and a segment of the campus map. A page about the Geology Department facilities describes the building and chime. A page about Edward Orton and Orton Hall shows a night photo of the tower. An OSU wallpaper page offers a larger version of the night photo, which we can't link directly.

To see a locator map, click here: or here:
Also check our own Map Use Hints.
These maps also show the locations of the chimes at King Avenue United Methodist Church and Trinity Episcopal Church.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the McShane bellfoundry.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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 16-Feb-05
   based on textual data last updated on 2003/04/29
   and on technical data last updated on 2005/02/12

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