RICHMOND - C : USA - VA

   Talbott Chime

*Location:

   Centenary United Methodist Church 
   411 East Grace Street 
   Richmond, Virginia, USA

*Contact:

   Stan Baker, Music Director 
   Centenary United Methodist Church 
   411 East Grace Street 
   Richmond, VA  23219-1837 
   T: (804)648-8319   F: (804)644-1773 
   E: cent.umc@erols.com

*Schedule:

   Played daily.

*Remarks:

   Chimestand removed when electrified.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard chime of 12 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C# in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   Some bells were recast or replaced in 1883
     by McShane     
   Prior history:
     In 1882, the complete instrument was installed
       with bells made by McShane     
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   Year of latest technical information source is 2002

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

*Links:

The church Website has some exterior photos, but none of them show the bell tower. The History page tells about the installation of the chime.

To see a locator map, click here: or here: or here:
Also check our own Map Use Hints.
These maps also show the location of the chime in James Center. When zoomed out, maps 1 and 3 also the the location of the carillon in Byrd Park.

Where 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 VA.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 23-Sep-02
   based on textual data last updated on 2002/09/23
   and on technical data last updated on 2002/09/23

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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