ALLENTOWN : USA - PA

*Location:

   St.John's United Church of Christ (UCC)
   (was St.John's Reformed Church) 
   South 6th and Walnut Streets 
   Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

*Player:

   Joni Brensinger 
   458 Pratt Street 
   Allentown, PA  18102 
   T: (610)351-1668 
   E: jlbcamper@yahoo.com

*Contact:

   St.John's Church 
   36 South 6th Street 
   Allentown, PA  18101-2102 
   T: (610)433-0146   F: (610)433-0603 
   E: stjohns@bellatlantic.net

*Schedule:

   Played regularly since 1884, 
   Sundays 1032-1047.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of  9 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F  in the middle octave
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     F F   /    NONE  
   There is one added semitone
   The whole instrument was installed in 1884
     with bells made by Jones       
   Year of latest technical information source is 2002

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*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 18-Nov-03
   based on textual data last updated on 2003/11/13
   and on technical data last updated on 2002/07/20

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