PHILADELPHIA - STT : USA - PA

*Location:

   St.Timothy's Episcopal Church 
   Ridge Avenue 
   Roxborough, 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

*Player:

   James E. Massey 
   406 Henley Court 
   Doylestown, PA  18901-2508 
   T: (215)348-8456 
   E: massey52@juno.com

*Contact:

   St.Timothy's Church 
   5720 Ridge Avenue 
   Philadelphia, PA  19128-1734 
   T: (215)483-1529   F: (215)483-4476 
   E: sttimothys@email.com

*Schedule:

   Sunday before 0800 and 1030 services; 
   also for most special services.

*Remarks:

   Original semitone was flat 7th; when 
   sharp 4th and treble were added, an 
   independent electric action (with 
   keyboard transposing to C) was also 
   installed.  Both actions renovated by 
   by McShane in early 2002.

*Technical data: 

   Chime with Ellacombe stand of 12 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F 
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   Keyboard range:     F A   /    NONE  
   There are two added semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 1959
     with  2 bells by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1897, the instrument was begun with 10 bells
       by Meneely/Wvlt
   Year of latest technical information source is 1992
Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

*Links:

The church Website has a photo of the building on the home page, and a photo of the tower on a page about the bells.

The Ellacombe stand being played by the present chimer (photo by his son). Notice the two odd-sized pulleys, which were added when the chime was enlarged.

To see a locator map, click here: MapsOnUs map or here: MapsOnUs map or here: MapBlast map
Also check our own Map Use Hints.
The maps also shows the location of the chime at St.James-the-Less Episcopal Church.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Watervliet) bellfoundry.
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 chimes by size (number of bells).

Index to all tower bell instruments in PA.

*Status: 

   This page was built from the database on 13-Feb-02
   based on textual data last updated on 2002/02/13
   and on technical data last updated on 2002/02/13

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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