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Sint Romboutstoren; St. Rombout's Cathedral; St. Romold’s Tower
No full textPhotograph of Sint-Romboutstoren in Mechelen (Malines), Belgium. The tower holds two carillons, the “modern” carillon is located in the upper belfry and the “historic” carillon is located in the lower belfry. The carillons of Sint-Romboutskathedraal are also used by the students of the Koninklijke Beiaardschool Jef Denyn (the Royal Carillon School 'Jef Denyn')
Grace Cathedral (San Francisco, Calif.)
No full textThe North (Singing) Tower at Grace Cathedral has a 44- bell carillon. The tower and carillon were gifts from Dr. Nathaniel T. Coulson. The bells were cast by the Gillett and Johnston Foundry (Croydon, England, GB)
Stanton Memorial Carillon
No full textThe Stanton Memorial Carillon is located in the campanile at Iowa State University. The campanile is 110 feet high and houses a traditional carillon of 50 bells. The carillon was begun as a chime in 1899 with 10 bells that were cast by the John Taylor Bell Foundry (Loughborough, England, GB). In 1929, the carillon was enlarged to 36 bells by the John Taylor Bell Foundry. In 1956, the carillon was enlarged to 49 bells by the John Taylor Bell Foundry. In 1967, the carillon was enlarged to 60 bells by the John Taylor Bell Foundry. The I. T. Verdin Company (Cincinnati, Ohio, US) renovated the carillon from 1992 to 1994
Courthouse Square
No full textThe Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower is located on the Courthouse Square. The tower is 168 feet high. The tower houses a chime with 14 bells and an electric-keyboard. The chime was installed in 1966 and the bells were cast by the Petit and Fritsen Bell Foundry (Aarle-Rixtel, Holland, NL). The bells were purchased from the I. T. Verdin Company (Cincinnati, Ohio, US). 15 additional bells have been purchased, but as of February 2014, they had not been installed. In December 2014, a digital music system was installed. In addition to the chime bells, the tower houses 32 bells made by the J. C. Deagan Company (Chicago, Illinois, US)
Laurance Hearne Armour Memorial Carillon
No full textThe Laurance Hearne Armour Memorial Carillon is located at Northwestern University. The property was previously the Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. The original chime was located at Grace P. E. Church. The Lay Memorial Tower of the Charles Palmerston Anderson Chapel of Saint John the Divine is 125 feet high and houses a 35 bell carillon. The instrument began in 1901 when the Grace Episcopal Church purchased nine bells from Meneely Bell Foundry (Troy, New York, US). In 1928, the chime was given to the Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. In 1954, the chime was expanded into a carillon with bells that were cast by the Petit and Fritsen Bell Foundry (Aarle-Rixtel, Holland, NL). The carillon was restored in 1999 by the Verdin Company (Cincinnati, Ohio, US). In 2013, the Chapel and adjacent building underwent major remodeling
Our Lady of Good Voyage (Gloucester, Mass.)
No full textThe carillon was installed in the West Tower of Our Lady of Good Voyage in 1922 with 25 bells that were cast by the John Taylor & Co. Bell Foundry (Loughborough, England, GB). It was the first modern attuned carillon in the US. The instrument was enlarged in 1924 with six bells, giving it a total of 31 bells, all made by the Taylor Bell Foundry. The carillon was silenced in 2007, while awaiting needed renovations. In 2010, Meeks, Watson, and Company (Georgetown, Ohio, US) performed renovation work on the carillon
Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament (Detroit, Mich.)
No full textThe Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament had a 35-bell carillon installed in 1951. The bells were cast by the Petit and Fritsen Bell Foundry (Aarle-Rixtel, Holland, NL). In 1956, the bells were removed and an electronic Schulmerich “Arlington” instrument was installed. The Petit and Fritsen Bell Foundry bells were offered for sale by Schulmerich, but the disposition of them is unknown
Christ Church Grosse Pointe (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.)
No full textThe Christ Church in Grosse Pointe Farms houses a traditional carillon with 35 bells. The instrument started in 1935 with 23 bells that were cast by the Gillett and Johnston Bell Foundry (Croydon, England, GB). In 1938, it was enlarged to 30 bells by the Gillett and Johnston Bell Foundry. In 1984, the carillon was restored by the I. T. Verdin Company (Cincinnati, Ohio, US). The original Gillett and Johnston Bell Foundry console was renovated by Rick Watson in 1984. In 1988, the carillon was enlarged with five bells that were cast by the John Taylor Bell Foundry (Loughborough, England, GB)
Children’s Bells of Blessing
No full textThe Kirk in the Hills has two instruments. The Tower of the Apostles houses a traditional carillon of 77 bells. The carillon was installed in 1960 and the bells were cast by the Petit and Fritsen Bell Foundry (Aarle-Rixtel, Holland, NL). The carillon was renovated in 1999-2000 by Meeks, Watson, and Company (Georgetown, Ohio, US). Above the west entrance to the Galilee are the Children’s Bells of Blessing. It is an electric-automatic chime of 12 bells. The chime was installed in 1965 and the bells were cast by the Petit and Fritsen Bell Foundry. It is a chrono-chime with animated figures depicting Jesus blessing children
Wesley Methodist Church (Winona, Minn.)
No full textThe chime in the Wesley United Church is a traditional chime of 14 bells. The chime was started in 1907 with 11 bells that were cast by the Meneely Bell Foundry (Watervliet, New York, US). The chime was enlarged in 1992 with bells that were cast by the Petit and Fritsen Bell Foundry (Aarle-Rixtel, Holland, NL)