First United Methodist Church of Hunstville - Hunstville, TX
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N 30° 43.462 W 095° 33.093
15R E 255676 N 3401836
The bell tower of the First United Methodist Church in Huntsville, TX that has 10 tower bells.
Waymark Code: WM133PC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member rjmcdonough1
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"Tower tubes by Deagan, donated by estate of Mrs Ella C Dean, installed by R Lofink; added semitone is flat 7th; two-octave keyboard. Also in tower is a conventional bell. Church has original Deagan music book, with additions by William Pugh.

Electric-keyboard chime of 10 tubular bells. Pitch of heaviest bell is F in the middle octave. Transposition is nil (concert pitch). Keyboard range: F G / NONE
There is one added semitone. The whole instrument was installed in 1933 with tubular bells made by Deagan."

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Address of Tower:
1016 Sam Houston Ave
Hunstville, TX USA
77320

Still Operational: yes

Number of bells in tower?: 10

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Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Unknown
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