*Location:

   Grace Episcopal Church
   Elizabeth & Genesee Streets
   Utica, New York, USA
   LL: N 43.10125, W 75.23113

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Grace Church
   6 Elizabeth Street
   Utica, NY  13501-2263
   T: 315-733-7575   F: 315-733-7593
   E: Webform @ gracechurchuticany.org

*Schedule:

   Disused because of frame decay

*Remarks:

   Automatic mechanism simulates change
   ringing.  Last bell installed between
   1993 and 1997.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard chime of 13 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C --  /    ----  
   Transposition is up  3 semitone(s), i.e., from C to D#
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The instrument was enlarged in 1993
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen 
   Prior history:
     In 1964, the instrument was enlarged to 12 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
     In 1870, the instrument was begun with 10 bells
       by Meneely/Wvlt    
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2024

The church Website mentions these bells (inaccurately) on the Organ page.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Watervliet) bellfoundry.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
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).
Ranking among all North American chimes by weight (pitch).
Ranking among all North American chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in NY.

   This page was built from the database on  2-Mar-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/01/14
   and on technical data last updated on 2025/01/14