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Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Chappaqua, New York
REMOVAL, RESTORATION AND REINSTALLATION OF 10 BELL CHIME
Church Specialties and Chime Master Systems was chosen to remove the 10 bell Meneely Troy chime from the roof of the historic Church of St. Mary the Virgin. The chime, steel frame and all, was removed in one piece and set in front of the church.
Workman disassembled the non-working electric strikers, removed the bells from the frame and dismanteled the chime frame.
While the church tower and roof were being rebuilt, the Meneely chime was being restored at the Chime Master shop. The steel frame was sandblasted, galvanized, painted and reassembled. Each bell was fitted with a custom built internal electromechanical striker.
The chime was reassembled at our shop and tested.
Upon return to Chappaqua, the Meneely chime was reset on the roof of the church tower. The chime is now controlled by a Chime Master Systems Millennium chime controller. In addition to the hundreds of arrangements stored in the controller and played automatically this fine instrument can be played from a keyboard located at the organ.
The 10 Bell Meneely Troy Chime cast in 1926 sits on top of the tower
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The entire chime with steel frame was lowered to the ground
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The bells were removed from the frame and the entire chime was brought back to the Chime Master shop
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