First Church of Christ, Congregational
South Main Street, in town center
West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
- Traditional carillon of 50 bells with pitch of heaviest bell an A# in the middle octave. (Transposition is up one octave). There is one missing bass semitone and no practice console.
- Original carillon installed in 1970 (with 24 bells) and expanded in 1985. Named in the honor of Dr. Gordon Stearns, Sr., who served as organist and choirmaster at First Church for many years.
- Has the distinction of being the only carillon in North America with all bells cast by Whitechapel Foundry in London, England. Also has the distinction of being the lightest in Connecticut with the bourdon bell weighing in at only 870 pounds.
Simsbury United Methodist Church
Hopmeadow Street (U.S.Hwy.202) near Plank Hill Road
Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
- Traditional carillon of 55 bells with pitch of heaviest bell a C in the middle octave. (Transposition is nil, concert pitch). There is one missing bass semitone and an identical practice console. The bourdon bell weighs 4,730 lbs.
- The whole instrument was installed in 1986 with bells made by Petit & Fritsen of the Netherlands, but the instrument was designed, built and installed by the I.T.Verdin Company of Cincinnati, Ohio.