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Brief Inventory of Handbell Equipment
Salem Lutheran Church, West St. Paul, MN

Physical Items

  1. 5 Octaves of Schulmerich Handbells
  2. 3 Octaves of Malmark Handbells
  3. 4 1/2 Octaves of Malmark Choirchimes (Handchimes)
    (We do not have the upper 1/2 octave of choirchimes)
  4. Set of Malmark Mallets plus enough additional mallets for all ringer.
  5. A small set of tools for adjusting the Schulmerich mechanisms.
  6. Permanent (on wheels) storage and playing tables for all the handbells and chimes.
  7. Reserved (stored) portable tables for three octaves of handbell and foam for such.

The setup is designed for a full five octave handbell choir of 10 ringers
     plus
An apprentice (learning/auxilliary/substitute) choir of 9-11 ringers that duplicate handbell parts.

The ideal membership is 19-21 ringers. We now have 10 regular ringers.

Read How We Use Our Handbells on the web site.

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