..Major Cast Bell Tower Chime, Carillon and Foundry lists available in North America, presented in cradle to grave fashion, showing first location, name, maker, #bells, year and AllChimes Ref#.
..Lists with comments also show addresses, miscellaneous comments e-mails and clickable websites. Comments are honest, complimentary or not.
..It is 99% complete, except for possible Meneely West Troy (most records are lost), Petit & Fritzen (records unavailable), and McShane (records unavailable).

United.States - - All instruments except Deagans. - by State and City + comments

Canada, Mexico , Expositions and bells of note - - by Province/State and City + comments

British Isles, any others outside of North America - by Country and City + comments

ALL instruments on this list - by Country, State and City - no comments

ALL instruments on this list - by Foundry, Country, State and City - brief history of foundries

site ** Meneely of Troy - all bell sales - transcribed by Jess Brodnax

All Deagans from another site. - by State and City + comments

http://georgedawson.homestead.com/files/Naylor_Vickers_index.xls> An Index
of Known Naylor Vickers Bells

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..... Please note..... Many electrified chimes and most Deagans stand unused.
Manual chimes electrified without allowing continued use of manual action was and is a mistake.
Time and experience has shown that electrical (automated) systems, within 10-20 years require specialized repair.
Most likely, you wont find a local who can do it, so you just let it sit. WHAT GOOD IS THAT ???
Help to overcome this problem is here if you ask.

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1. Chimestands and other ways we play the bells. Don't skip these primers.
Playing them - a closup --- and things you would never imagine.
Pictures - a peek at what might make an instrument tick - (dialup takes 5-60 secs to load)
Detail explanations - Manual chime, Electrified chime, Chimolas, Tubulars and a few oddballs.

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4. Why AllChimes, its development and expansion.

The evolution of AllChimes - - - filling the enormous vacuum of chime and tower bell info available.
2006/2007 letter from founder.- - - make sure to read this - food for thought and your pocketbook.
Possible additions to this site .- need your ideas and maybe your expertise.
Demise is inevitable.- how to continue this site - this is YOUR site, remember?

Add a section for Canadian chimer and news.
Add news on the Meneely section of the Gateway Museum.
Add a section on transposition.

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5. Helpful things for chimers & chiming

Interpret - the abbreviations and nomenclature used in AllChime lists.
Support - music suggestions, weight-tone chart, repairs, maintenance.
Links - to informational websites and people - some really neat stuff.
--- including chart of all Troy Meneelys bells ever sold
--- including chart of all Naylor Vickers bells
More links - an unstructured potpourri of sites that come across our desk..

Links to related web sites and e-mail addresses (** = exceptional info site)

The RPI site is hosting for the Hudson/Mohawk Gateway, Foot of Polk St., Troy, NY 12180. Local bell knowlegeable people who may field inquiries are Tom Carroll, Michael Barrett, Jess Brodnax, Eugene Burns, Joe Connors, Andy Mace or Bill Skerritt. Send e-mail inquiries to AllChimes@aol.com cc: Carroll@rpi.edu

site - Troy Bell casters info Meneely, Jones, Meneely

site ** Meneely of Troy - all bell sales - transcribed by Jess Brodnax

site ** by Meneely family descendent

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6. Restoring, maintaining, using, closing a chime.

Bell tower - Quarterly tower maintenance ---
Ascending or 'climbing a tower' - a mandatory and scary read.
Vendors and repair - Under Construction - a list of reputable outside vendors.
Closing a building with a chime? - Many things that you would never think of.

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7. Chimer trips, crawls, get togethers, events.
Visits 2002 - Chime and carillon tower visits in 2002. No pictures.
Trip - Ontario chimes, June 2003. Tower pictures.
Trip - Ottawa & Montreal, Feb. 2004. Pictures.
Trip - Buffalo & Hamilton, May 2004. Pictures.

Chime trips - Join me for some interesting trips. Pictures if available.
AllChimes Canada - News of a good start of chime events in Canada.

Past events - - - - - - - what you missed.
Current and Future events - - - - - - - think about attending.
Personal Visit - - - Don't be shy - Visit - Play another chime - organize a chime crawl in your area.
Experiences - - At any tower or installation - home or away.

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8. FAQ'S - Frequently asked questions

Researching, Buying or Selling a bell - things to consider
Remove from tower - things to consider - under construction
Cleaning - things to consider - under construction
Exhibiting - things to consider - under construction
Other - remaining information and things to come ............
Wish list - what we might like to add - need your expertise here

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9.Local Bell and Chime projects

Shen - Shenendehoa School Bell Project - w/pictures.
SLHS - Town of Sand Lake, NY Bell Inventory w/pictures

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Note - AllChimes, Carl Scott Zimmerman and The GCNA have each gathered and shared information since 1993. It is digested and presented as each sees fit. Very friendly competition has pushed us all to keep verifying and digging up more accurate information. Allchimes chooses to store all information in one data base, combining all installations with reference to their progress thru time. You will see e-mail addresses, notes as 'FIRE, MOVED, GONE, SOLD, UNUSE setc., giving cradle to grave references.

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