PROCTOR : USA - VT

*Location:

   Union Church of Proctor 
   Main and Church Streets 
   Proctor, Vermont, USA

*Contact:

   Union Church 
   5 Church Street 
   Proctor, VT  05765-1101 
   T: (802)459-3624  or  -2213 (manse)

*Remarks:

   Includes 1 Meneely/Troy bell from 1890.
   Electrified in 1940; chimestand 
   removed.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard chime of 10 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   1 bells were recast or replaced in 1961
     by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1923, the complete instrument was installed
       with bells made by Meneely/Troy (except for 1)
   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:

An old photo from a postcard

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Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Troy) 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 VT.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 31-Aug-04
   based on textual data last updated on 2004/08/31
   and on technical data last updated on 2001/12/15

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