PHILADELPHIA - STV : USA - PA

*Location:

   Miraculous Medal Shrine (RC)
   St.Vincent's Seminary
   500 East Chelten Avenue
   Germantown
   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
   LL: N 40.04233, W 75.16779

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*Player:

   Janet Tebbel   (C)
   431 West Walnut Lane
   Philadelphia, PA  19144-3714
   H: (215)848-3915
   E: TebbJ@comcast.net

   19??-62 Remy Muller  (d.1965?)
   1962-2002 Janet Dundore (1920-2005)(C)

*Contact:

   Central Assn. of the Miraculous Medal
   Attn: Rev. James O. Kiernan, C.M.
   475 East Chelten Avenue
   Philadelphia, PA  19144-5731
   T: (215)848-1010   F: (215)848-1014

*Schedule:

   Monday 5:30-6pm, 6:30-7pm, 7:30-8pm

*Remarks:

   Keyboard by Arthur Bigelow, 1947,
   renovated in 1975;
   new transmission in 1985.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 47 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  2 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C G   
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 1952
     with bells made by Paccard     
   Prior history:
     In 1947, the instrument was enlarged to 44 bells
       by Bigelow     
     In 1900, the instrument was begun with 26 bells
       by Paccard      (except for an unknown number)
   Year of latest technical information source is unknown

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

*Links:

A tiny photo of the tower is found on the map and directions page of the Website of the Miraculous Medal Association, but the carillon is nowhere mentioned.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of Arthur Bigelow, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard 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 concert class carillons by age.

Why this instrument was a milestone in North American non-traditional carillon history (1900).

Index to all traditional carillons in PA.

Index to all tower bell instruments in PA.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 11-Feb-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/01/09
   and on technical data last updated on 1976/12/31

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