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Organ chimes, high pitch
Maker: J. C. Deagan, Inc.
Date: 1901-1920 ca.
Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Model: 5402
Serial No: none
SignedStamped, top of C chime (biggest) & F chime: J. C. DEAGAN / CHICAGO / MAR. 6 – 1900 / MAY 21 – 1901 / ENGLISH PATENT SEPT. 1900 / CANADA MAY 21, 1901 / OTHER PATENTS PENDING
Markingsnone
Description2 octaves, 4 chime bars to each tone
Built in HP (high pitch)
25 chimes
Chimes hung in two levels; naturals below, sharps and flats above
Mounted on steel frame
Built in HP (high pitch)
25 chimes
Chimes hung in two levels; naturals below, sharps and flats above
Mounted on steel frame
DimensionsHeight: 7 ft 10 in
Width: 4 ft
Height (largest chime): 25-1/2 in
Height (smallest chime): 4 in
Width: 4 ft
Height (largest chime): 25-1/2 in
Height (smallest chime): 4 in
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published References“Man Makes Rare Sounds,” Telenews January 1969, pp. 1 & 4.
Bart Hokins, “Deagan Organ Chimes,” Experimental Musical Instruments, Vol. IX, No. 2 (December 1993), pp. 9-15.
J. C. Deagan Catalog H, specifically organ chimes reprinted in Percussive Notes, Research Edition, Vol. 24, Nos 3/6 (March/September 1986), pp. 143, 146-152.
Bart Hokins, “Deagan Organ Chimes,” Experimental Musical Instruments, Vol. IX, No. 2 (December 1993), pp. 9-15.
J. C. Deagan Catalog H, specifically organ chimes reprinted in Percussive Notes, Research Edition, Vol. 24, Nos 3/6 (March/September 1986), pp. 143, 146-152.
Object number: 04235