MEZZANE DI SOTTO : ITALY - VR

*Location:

   Chiesa di S.Maria Assunta
   Via Roma
   Mezzane di Sotto, Verona, Italy
   LL: N 45.48158, E 11.12499
Site locator map
City locator maps and gazetteer page for Tregnago (2 nm NNE)

*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Parrocchia Mezzane di Sotto
   T: 045 888 0172

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Bells by Cavadini VR (6 basses,1910-40)
   and De Poli TV (4 trebles,1999+2009)

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 10 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is B  in the bass octave
   Transposition is down 1 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C E   /    NONE  
   There are no added semitones
   The whole instrument was installed in 2009
     with bells made by De Poli      (except for 6)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: V     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2022
*Links:

The Italian Wikipedia article about the church has photos of it, and records the construction and dedication of the tower but does not mention the bells.

A page about the architectural history of the building has two photos that include the tower.  A larger version of one of them is here.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Cavadini bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the De Poli bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all Italian chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Italian chimes by pitch of largest bell.
Ranking among all Italian chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Italy.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on  4-May-22
   based on textual data last updated on 2022/03/17
   and on technical data last updated on 2022/03/24
*Photos:

(none available)

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