NEW WILMINGTON : USA - PA

   Duff-Armington Memorial Carillon

*Location:

   Old Main Building
   Westminster College
   Maple and South Chestnut Streets
   New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, USA
   LL: N 41.11972, W 80.33259 (unverified)

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*Player:

   Raymond H. Ocock, Professor Emeritus
      and College Carillonneur
   47 Valley View Drive
   New Wilmington, PA  16142-1833
   H: (724)946-8047
   - and -
   Dr. Paul M. Musser,   (A)
     Volunteer Carillonneur
   216 East Vine Court
   New Wilmington, PA  16142-1219
   H: (724)946-2114
   E: PMuss@earthlink.net
   - and -
   Debra L. Johnson,   (C)
     Visiting Carillonneur
   4280 Bethel-New Wilmington Road
   New Wilmington, PA  16142-2004
   H: (724)946-2732   W: (724)656-5387
   - and -
   Jason Perry, Student Carillonneur
   Campus PO 849
   Westminster College
   New Wilmington, PA  16172-0001

*Contact:

   Department of Music
   Westminster College
   New Wilmington, PA  16172-0001
   T: (800)942-8033

*Schedule:

   Before Sunday Vespers;
   occasionally for special events.

*Remarks:

   New trebles installed Summer 2006,
   filling spaces in existing keyboard.
   Previous report of replacement of four
   bells in 1978 expansion was incorrect.
   Also in tower is the Victory Bell
   (maker unknown), rescued from the fire
   which destroyed the original Old Main.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 42 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the middle octave
   Transposition is up 10 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C G   /    C G   
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 2006
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1978, the instrument was enlarged to 35 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
     In 1935, the instrument was begun with 12 bells
       by Meneely/Wvlt
   Year of latest technical information source is 2006

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

*Links:

A small sketch of the bell tower is on the home page of Westminster's Website, and there is a photo under Old Main on the Virtual Tour. 
The carillon is mentioned in several places as part of the music curriculum, and in relation to the fundraising for the recent expansion, but it is nowhere described.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Watervliet) bellfoundry.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
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 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 PA.

Index to all tower bell instruments in PA.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on  8-Jan-10
   based on textual data last updated on 2010/01/07
   and on technical data last updated on 2006/02/05

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