*Location:

   Christ Episcopal Church
   Pollock and Middle Streets
   New Bern, North Carolina, USA
   LL: N 35.10700, W 77.03923

Site locator map

*Player:

   Gen Bolena, Music Director
   T: 252-633-0412

*Contact:

   Christ Episcopal Church
   *parcel:
     320 Pollock Street
     New Bern, NC  28560
   *postal:
     PO Box 1246
     New Bern, NC  28563-1246
   T: 252-633-2109   F: 252-514-4013
   E: christchurch@christchurchnewbern.com

*Schedule:

   Auto play twice daily

*Remarks:

   Four original bells (date unknown)
   struck Cambridge (Westminster) quarters.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard (from organ) carillon of 40 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 20__
     with bells made by Paccard      
   Prior history:
     In 1996, the instrument was begun with 25 bells
       by Paccard      (except for 4)
       Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) was C  in the treble octave
       Transposition was up one octave
       Keyboard range was: ( G)C C   /    ----  
       There was one missing bass semitone
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The church Website has a background photo which includes the bell tower; the carillon is briefly mentioned on the Tour page (which is under Quick Info).

The installer's portfolio provides a photo and some information.

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

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

Index to all tower bell instruments in NC.

   This page was built from the database on  4-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/09/14
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/09/14