PHILADELPHIA - STJL/1 : USA - PA

*Location:

   Wanamaker Mausoleum
   Church of the St.James-the-Less
     (Episcopal)
   West Hunting Park Avenue, between
     Clearfield Street and Indiana Avenue
   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
   LL: N 40.00333, W 75.18349
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*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

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*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:

A National Historic Landmarks Program page about the building gives a few interesting facts.

A page about the gargoyles has two clickable photos of the tower.

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

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).
Ranking among all North American chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in PA.

*Status: 

   This page was built from the database on  5-Jun-09
   based on textual data last updated on 2009/05/23
   and on technical data last updated on 2000/03/25

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