PHILADELPHIA - STJL/1 : USA - PA

*Location:

   Wanamaker Mausoleum 
   Church of the St.James-the-Less 
     (Episcopal)
   West Clearfield Street 
   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

*Player:

   James Altena 
   300 West Hermitage #1W 
   Philadelphia, PA  19128-4603 
   H: (215)483-1530   W: (215)963-5328 
   - or - 
   3359 Tilden Street 
   Philadelphia, PA  19129-1411 
   T: (215)848-8275

*Contact:

   St.James-the-Less Rectory 
   3227 West Clearfield Street 
   Philadelphia, PA  19132-1822 
   T: (215)229-5767 
   - or - 
   Sexton 
   3230 West Clearfield Street 
   T: (215)229-5025

*Remarks:

   For the tubular chime hung surrounding
   the bell frame, see  STJL/2.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 15 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is B  in the bass octave
   Transposition is up  1 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     A#D   /    NONE  
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The whole instrument was installed in 1909
     with bells made by McShane     
   Year of latest technical information source is 1994

*Links:

The tubular chime (STJL/2) is described on the TowerBells Website.

To see a locator map, click here: or here:
Also check our own Map Use Hints.
These maps also show the location of St.Timothy Episcopal Church with its chime.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the McShane bellfoundry.

Other chimes which qualify as mini-carillons.

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-Sep-02
   based on textual data last updated on 2002/01/23
   and on technical data last updated on 2000/03/25

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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