Old Electric Church Chimes - An Inside Look!

I opened the chimes box and hooked it up to a small PA so we could see how they work and hear them.

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• old
• electronic
• electric
• church
• chimes
• close
• look
• inside
• hear
• how
• they
• work

[channing28270]

I love the Keyboard What Brand of Keyboard is this and is this your Keyboard?

[blueiis2]

@channing28270 This belonged to a church. Someone brought it in to the shop. The "keyboard" is part of the chime system. I don't remember what brand the chimes are. Sorry I don't know more about it!

[mrtesj]

Thats cool. Have you tried playing it with out the amp or pa system while its open?

[blueiis2]

No, I haven't. I guess it would be very quiet. I did tap on the metal bars and I could hear the different pitches.

[channing28270]

Is this Keyboard still at your shop? I would love to have a good Used Keyboard like this because I REALLY love Church Bells-Carillons-Electronic Carillons- I Really would like to play a Keyboard like in the video?

[Audinos]

This looks like a Maas-Rowe system. The keyboard was usually mounted under the organ console and the sound could be played inside or outside the church.

[DextonNova]

@johnnyboy8593 anything you need to know, ask me. We have the same system at our church, (not sure if electrical, or older model like this one) but I'm in touch with all the technical staff at my church. Good luck ;)

[johnnyboy8593]

I could just cry, that's so beautiful sounding. I would love to buy one of those to play myself. I've always loved the sound of bells and churchbells and wondered how those bells were played. However anytime I've asked a church about this, they got mad at me figuring I've asked a very personal question. And as far as I know, there's no law saying that I'm not allowed to ask a church about their bells, so I can find more info about it.

[olehippy13]

that was cool...........in Stone Mountain Ga, they have a huge Caroline (sp) sounds like an organ....but I'm sure its along those same lines....

thanks for sharing.

olehippy13

[cj5nutz]

Thats interesting ! You should make a doorbell out of those, put the keyboard where I can find it when I come down. I can promise you will know who it is ...lol... Awesome! Thanks for sharing !