Featured Carillon Projects
St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church, Ooltewah, Tennessee
The
Linnie M. Barger Memorial Carillon
Here we have built a new 26 bell
carillon,
installed in stages beginning as a 19-bell chime. (See also earlier history
of this chime in our “Featured Chimes” page.) We had provided
the working drawings for the original tower framework for the chime,
which was built by a local fabricator in Tennessee. However, for the
expansion to a carillon, the two additional tower sections to increase
its height by 20 feet were designed and fabricated by us, and
installed in early Summer, 2007; and at the same time, six bells were
added, four larger than the original chime bells, and two smaller, with
a new carillon keyboard being provided, to complete the carillon of 26
bells. This instrument was first played for a visit of the carillonneurs
attending the Congress of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America
at Sewanee, TN on June 20, 2007. The carillon was formally dedicated
in a special service on September 30, 2007, and Richard Watson played
a recital on the instrument on that occasion, following the blessing
of the new bells by the Bishop of East Tennessee, Knoxville. (The original
Meeks, Watson & Company baton chime playing keyboard was transferred
to play the tuned and expanded chime of St. Mark’s Anglican Church,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, q.v.) (www.stfrancisooltewah.org)
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Preparing to disassemble the chime tower for
additions |
The original chime section is taken down |
Modifications being made to original action
to permit expansion |
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The new tower sections arrive |
New tower sections are installed |
The original bell section is reinstalled on
the new sections |
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The roof goes back on |
The completed carillon |
The new carillon keyboard installed in the
playing cabin |