*Location:

   Organ barn
   The House on the Rock
   Wisconsin Highway 23
   Spring Green, Wisconsin, USA
   LL: N 43.10098, W 90.13583

   "Century Oaks"
     (estate of Robert S. Brown)
   802 Druid Road
   Clearwater, Florida, USA

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   The House on the Rock
   5754 Highway 23
   Spring Green, WI  53588
   T: (608)935-3639
   E: information@thehouseontherock.com

*Schedule:

   Disused, probably inoperable.

*Remarks:

   Tower tubes by Deagan, harmonically
   tuned; the second and third phases of
   the original instrument were installed
   by C.J.Gercken; now one of only three
   sets located indoors.

*Technical data:

   Carillon-sized instrument or collection of 32 tubular bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The instrument was enlarged in 1940
     with  7 tubular bells made by Deagan      
   Prior history:
     In 1935, the instrument was enlarged to 25 tubular bells
       by Deagan      
       (7 tubular bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
     In 1925, the instrument was begun with 18 tubular bells
       by Deagan      
       (18 tubular bells remain from that work.)
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1980

The House on the Rock Website has a Photo Gallery, in which most of the photos in Thumbnail Panel 8 show parts of the impressive Organ Room, where these bells are located.  Unfortunately, they do not appear in any of these photos.  Also, there is no longer any description of the various collections which constitute many of the unique or unusual attractions here.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the J.C.Deagan Company.

Ranking among all tower tube instruments by size (number of notes).

Index to all tower tube instruments in WI.
Index to all tower bell instruments in WI.

   This page was built from the database on  4-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2019/01/13
   and on technical data last updated on 2004/08/21