PHILIPPI : USA - WV

*Location:

   Wilcox Chapel (ABC)
   Alderson-Broadus College
   College Hill
   U.S.Highway 119
   Philippi, West Virginia, USA
   LL: N 39.15843, W 80.04721

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*Player:

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*Contact:

   Alderson-Broadus College
   Philippi, WV  26416
   T: (304)457-1700 (Admissions)

*Schedule:

   Disused (inoperative); an electronic
   device is now used instead.

*Remarks:

   Bells cast in 1928 as trebles for
   BLOOMFIELD HILLS - CCC, from which they
   were removed in 1978 renovation.
   Two-manual keyboard allows some
   dynamic variation.
   Cambridge (Westminster) quarters.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard carillon of 32 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the treble octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   There are no missing bass semitones
   The whole instrument was installed in 1978
     with bells made by Taylor      
   Year of latest technical information source is 1993

*Links:

The college Website uses a standard page heading with alternating photos, one of which includes the bell tower.  There is no information about these bells.

A photo of the tower (104KB download)

Ranking among all North American non-traditional carillons by weight.
Ranking among all North American non-traditional carillons by size (number of bells).

Index to all tower bell instruments in WV.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on  3-Oct-10
   based on textual data last updated on 2010/10/01
   and on technical data last updated on 1994/01/11

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