PHILADELPHIA - CS : USA - PA

*Location:

   Cathedral Church of the Saviour 
   38th Street between Market and 
     Chestnut Streets 
   University City, 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

*Contact:

   Philadelphia Cathedral 
   3723 Chestnut Street 
   Philadelphia, PA  19104-3189 
   T: (215)386-0234   F: (215)386-5009 
   E: info@philadelphiacathedral.org

*Remarks:

   Original bells destroyed by fire, 1919; 
   restored by original donor.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 13 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   All bells were recast or replaced in 1920
     by McShane     
   Prior history:
     In 1912, the instrument was begun with 13 bells
       by McShane     
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   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 previous version of the Website of Philadelphia Cathedral included on most pages a photo of the tower taken from a nearby office building. But the current version has no exterior pictures. There is no history, and no mention of the bells.

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 McShane bellfoundry.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the McShane 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 2005/02/12

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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