JIM THORPE : USA - PA

*Location:

   Episcopal Parish of St.Mark & St.John 
   (formerly St.Mark's Church) 
   21 Race Street 
   Jim Thorpe (formerly Mauch Chunk), 
     Pennsylvania, USA

*Player:

   Thomas G (Tom) Lager 
   1495 Center Avenue 
   Jim Thorpe, PA  18229 
   T: (570)325-2233

*Contact:

   St.Mark & St.John's Church 
   21 Race Street 
   Jim Thorpe, PA  18229-2003 
   T: (570)325-2241

*Remarks:

   Rehung on new frame and electrified 
   during expansion; original chimestand 
   remains in tower. 
   Added semitone is sharp 4th. 
   Parishes merged in 1980. 
   Electrification replaced with computer
   system and MIDI keyboard in 1998; 
   unknown whether transposition changed.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard chime of 12 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   There are two added semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 1947
     with bells made by Meneely/Troy
   Prior history:
     In 1876, the instrument was begun with  9 bells
       by Jones       
   Year of latest technical information source is 2001

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

*Links:

The church Website has a drawing of the building on the home page, and a complete (but not illustrated) history of the chime.

A tour of the town includes a paragraph about St.Mark's church and a clickable photo of it.

The history of the town, including the reason for its change of name.

To see a locator map, click here: or here:
Also check our own Map Use Hints.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Jones bellfoundry.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Troy) bellfoundry.

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

Index to all tower bell instruments in PA.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 17-Feb-05
   based on textual data last updated on 2005/02/12
   and on technical data last updated on 2001/12/01

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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