1926 Church Bells Restored with Historic Reproduction Church Steeple, Clock Tower, Carillon and Electronic Bell Ringing Equipment Church Specialties recently worked on the restoration of the church bells and steeple replacement at the Masonic Care Community’s Tompkins Memorial Chapel in Utica New York. 1 2 ► Historic Reproduction Church Steeple Installed A historic reproduction was … Read more
1869 William Blake & Co. Bronze Bell has Paul Revere Connection This bell was cast in 1869 by William Blake & Co., which was formerly known as HN Hooper & Co. William Blake was an apprentice to Paul Revere. Blake went on to partner with Henry N. Hooper. Large Bell Has Impressive Voice This is … Read more
Church Specialties of Poultney, Vermont coordinated the restoration project of replacing the cupola atop the Russell Library in Middletown, CT. Working with restoration experts, Church Specialties had a new cupola designed, built and lifted into place atop the historic landmark. The new replacement cupola is fabricated of maintenance-free aluminum and looks exactly like the original … Read more
Church Specialties was proud to be a part of the Kingston Presbyterian Church Historic Church Steeple and Bell Renovation. The current building which was built in 1852, is a major part of Kingston, New Jersey’s historic character and has recognized on the list of national historic places since 1990. After the renovation is completed, the building … Read more
Channing Memorial Universalist Church in Newport, RI One of our recent projects is at the historic Channing Memorial Universalist Church where the 150 year old bells were removed, sent to the Netherlands for re-tuning and remounted in the tower. Normally when bells are manufactured and tuned properly they should never need re-tuning, but in this case, … Read more
Electronic Carillons Solve the Missing Bell Voice for West Point Military Academy Electronic carillons deliver a high quality sound that rivals the majestic sounds of historic bronze bells and a thousand arrangements, solving West Point’s problem of having no bell voice. The church bells “had no voice” in this recent project at West Point. There … Read more
Gettysburgh’s Lutheran Theological Seminary Currently Church Specialties is arranging three bells to be included in a war memorial on the ground of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. The three bells were rescued from a demolished church in Philadelphia and will be forever on display to pay tribute to our fallen heroes. When this recent project is completed, we will … Read more