Henry D. Schneider Memorial Carillon

*Location:

   Trinity United Church of Christ (UCC)
   (was Trinity Reformed Church)
   Buck (Rt.532) and East Village Roads
   Holland, Pennsylvania, USA
   LL: N 40.20351 W 74.95523

   Trinity Evangelical & Reformed Church
   Broad and Venango Streets
   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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*Carillonist:

   (unknown)

   1929-49 Remy Muller   (d.19??)
   1976-84 Fran Rodgers   (d.19??)
   19??-76 Janet Dundore (1920-2005)(C)
   1984-99 Lisa J. Lonie   (C)
   2000-10 Scott Parry

*Contact:

   Trinity Church
   1400 Buck Road
   Holland, PA  18966-2653
   T: 215-968-9668

*Schedule:

   For church services on some Sundays.
   (Formerly every Sunday, plus+ guest
   recitals Thu 1930 Jul-Aug.)

*Remarks:

   Oldest bells (cast 1929, ded.1930)
   formed the 2nd American-made carillon.
   Major renovation in 2000 by Meeks,
   Watson & Co., with new keyboard and
   action (radial for relocated trebles);
   previous playing keyboard was sold
   to an unidentified parishioner.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C C   
   Transposition is up  3 semitone(s), i.e., from C to D#
   There are no missing bass semitones
   There is an identical practice console
   The present keyboard was installed in 2000
     by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Prior history:
     In 1976, the instrument was enlarged to 49 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
       Keyboard range was:     C C   /    C G   
     In 1955, the instrument was enlarged to 37 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
       Keyboard range was:     C C   /    C F   
     In 1930, the instrument was begun with 25 bells
       by Meneely/Wvlt    
       Keyboard range was:     C C   /    C --  
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2006

The church Website identifies the carillonneur on the Staff page, and pictures the bell tower on the Church History 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 traditional carillons by weight.
Ranking among all North American traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American concert class carillons by year of completion.

Other concert carillons with similar keyboard ranges.

Index to all traditional carillons in PA.

Index to all tower bell instruments in PA.

   This page was built from the database on  2-Mar-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/02/02
   and on technical data last updated on 2022/06/23