RUTLAND : USA - VT

*Location:

   Grace Congregational Church (UCC)
   Court and Center Streets 
   Rutland, Vermont, USA

*Contact:

   David Joseph Dean, Pastor 
   Grace Congregational Church 
   8 Court Street 
   Rutland, VT  05701-4059
   T: (802)775-4301   F: (802)747-3288
   E: graceucc@sover.net

*Remarks:

   One bell recast after cracking--not 
   known whether tenor or treble.

*Technical data:

   Chime-sized instrument or collection of 11 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   1 bells were recast or replaced in 1973
     by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1947, the instrument was begun with 11 bells
       by Meneely/Troy
       (10 bells remain from that work.)
   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:

Several steeple photos by the firm which restored the spire. Also see the linked page for more photos.

To see a locator map, click here: or here: or here:
Also check our own Map Use Hints.

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).

Why this chime was a milestone in North American chime history (1947).

Index to all tower bell instruments in VT.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 11-Mar-02
   based on textual data last updated on 2001/08/08
   and on technical data last updated on 1992/06/06

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