SEATTLE - UW/2 : USA - WA

*Location:

   Gerberding Hall
   University of Washington
   Grant Place (north central campus)
   Seattle, Washington, USA
   LL: N 47.65540, W 122.30904

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*Contact:

   University of Washington
   Seattle, WA  98195
   T: (206)543-2100
   - or -
   Dr.Rebecca A. Woodgate
   Applied Physics Laboratory, U of W
   1013 NE 40th Street
   Seattle, WA  98105-6698
   T: (206)221-3268   F: (206)616-3142
   E: woodgate@apl.washington.edu
      rebeccawoodgate@yahoo.com

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Bells arrived on campus late Feb 2008;
   tower modifications in progress, with
   completion due by Summer 2008.

*Technical data:

   Ring of  8 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is B  in the middle octave
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     ROPE  /    NONE  
   There are no added semitones
   The whole instrument was installed in 2008
     with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Year of latest technical information source is 2008

*Links:

On the University Website is a Webcam which shows the tower.

News article announcing the project

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all North American rings by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all North American rings by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American rings by year of completion.

Ranking among all North American chimes by size (number of bells).

Index to all tower bell instruments in WA.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 26-Apr-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/04/25
   and on technical data last updated on 2008/02/28

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