Equipment
If you would like to help us by giving directly to our equipment fund, click the button below!
If you would like to sponsor a particular bell or chime, scroll down to learn more.
Current Equipment
Handbells
6 octaves Schulmerich handbells (C2-C8)
3 octaves Schulmerich handbells (C4-C7)
Forté regularly borrows additional Schulmerich handbells from C4-C9 from its member ringers
Forté occasionally borrows 2 octaves Schulmerich Silver Melody Bells (C5-C7) from its member ringers
Handchimes
Forté owns no handchimes but regularly borrows up to 3 octaves Schulmerich Melody Chimes and up to 5 octaves Malmark ChoirChimes from its member ringers
Other Equipment
Mallets by Schulmerich
Bass Box and Snare Box by Meinl Percussion
Several custom-built racks to hold handchimes for bowing and malleting
Forté borrows additional mallets by Schulmerich, TruTimbre, and Malmark from its member ringers
Forté borrows handbell tree stands by Peery/Jeffers from its member ringers
Forté borrows other percussion including a djembe, cajón, several cymbals, and a 5-piece drum kit from its member ringers
Sponsor a Bell
In addition to giving a general gift to our equipment fund, you can give to cover the cost of a specific bell or chime! Below is a list of equipment still needing sponsors, as well as the names of those who have already sponsored items.
Primary 7 Octaves Handbells
We already own C2-C8, but we still welcome sponsorships to help defray the cost of these bells.
C#8-C9 we have yet to purchase and will purchase them as a set once we have the funding!
C2 – $5,650
C#2 – $5,200
D2 – $5,200
D#2 – $4,350
E2 – $4,600
F2 – $4,250
F#2 – $4,150
G2 – $4,250
G#2 – $3,800
A2 – $4,200
A#2 – Sponsored by Equipment Fund Gifts
B2 – $3,750
C3 – Sponsored by Scott + Amanda E.
C#3 – Sponsored by Mary Jane H.
D3 – Sponsored by Mary Jane H.
D#3 – $1,200
E3 – $1,200
F3 – $1,200
F#3 – $1,200
G3 – $720
G#3 – $720
A3 – $850
A#3 – $850
B3 – $850
C4 – Sponsored by Lisa D.
C#4 – $390
D4 – $370
D#4 – $370
E4 – $300
F4 – $290
F#4 – $290
G4 – Sponsored by Marvin N.
G#4 – $290
A4 – $280
A#4 – $280
B4 – $250
C5 – Sponsored by Richard and Cindy R.
C#5 – $200
D5 – Sponsored by Gryn E.
D#5 – $200
E5 – Sponsored by Gryn E.
F5 – $190
F#5 – $190
G5 – $190
G#5 – $190
A5 – $180
A#5 – $180
B5 – $170
C6 – $170
C#6 – $170
D6 – $170
D#6 – $170
E6 – $160
F6 – $160
F#6 – $160
G6 – Sponsored by Jeanne B.
G#6 – $160
A6 – Sponsored by Rich H.
A#6 – $150
B6 – $150
C7 – $150
C#7 – Sponsored by Mary Jane H.
D7 – $200
D#7 – $200
E7 – $200
F7 – $200
F#7 – $200
G7 – $200
G#7 – Sponsored by Julie T.
A7 – Sponsored by Ronald + Celia A.
A#7 – Sponsored by Jill Leslie W.
B7 – Sponsored by Tim W.
C8 – Sponsored by Joan S.
C#8 – Sponsored by Michael + Pam R.
D8 – Sponsored by Kristyn + Rich N.
D#8 – $380
E8 – $380
F8 – $380
F#8 – $380
G8 – $385
G#8 – $400
A8 – $400
A#8 – $400
B8 – $400
C9 – $400
Duplicate 5 Octaves Handbells
We already own C4-C7, but we still welcome sponsorships to help defray the cost of these bells.
C3-B3 and C#7-C8 we have yet to purchase and will purchase them as a set once we have the funding!
C3 – $3,450
C#3 – $3,450
D3 – $2,650
D#3 – $2,650
E3 – $2,800
F3 – $2,700
F#3 – $2,700
G3 – $1,750
G#3 – $1,750
A3 – $2,050
A#3 – $2,050
B3 – $2,050
C4 – $250
C#4 – $250
D4 – $240
D#4 – $240
E4 – $190
F4 – $190
F#4 – $190
G4 – $190
G#4 – $190
A4 – $180
A#4 – Sponsored by Equipment Fund Gifts
B4 – Sponsored by Equipment Fund Gifts
C5 – Sponsored by Linda B.
C#5 – Sponsored by Stanton + Deborah D.
D5 – $130
D#5 – $130
E5 – $120
F5 – $120
F#5 – $120
G5 – Sponsored by Don S.
G#5 – $120
A5 – $120
A#5 – $120
B5 – $110
C6 – $110
C#6 – Sponsored by Deb + Terry R.
D6 – $110
D#6 – $110
E6 – Sponsored by Martina B.
F6 – Sponsored by Doris M.
F#6 – $100
G6 – $100
G#6 – Sponsored by Debra P.
A6 – Sponsored by Kristyn N.
A#6 – Sponsored by Kristyn N.
B6 – Sponsored by Kristyn N.
C7 – Sponsored by Kristyn N.
C#7 – 480
D7 – $480
D#7 – $480
E7 – $480
F7 – $480
F#7 – $480
G7 – $480
G#7 – $480
A7 – $450
A#7 – $450
B7 – $445
C8 – $380
Primary 5 Octaves Handchimes
These are handchimes we have yet to purchase. We will purchase the chimes as a set once we have the funding!
C3 – $300
C#3 – $300
D3 – $300
D#3 – $300
E3 – $300
F3 – $300
F#3 – $300
G3 – $300
G#3 – $300
A3 – $300
A#3 – $300
B3 – $300
C4 – $130
C#4 – $130
D4 – $130
D#4 – $130
E4 – $130
F4 – $130
F#4 – $130
G4 – $90
G#4 – $90
A4 – $90
A#4 – $90
B4 – $90
C5 – $85
C#5 – $85
D5 – $85
D#5 – $85
E5 – $85
F5 – $85
F#5 – $85
G5 – $85
G#5 – $85
A5 – $85
A#5 – $85
B5 – $85
C6 – $80
C#6 – $80
D6 – $80
D#6 – $80
E6 – $80
F6 – $80
F#6 – $80
G6 – $80
G#6 – $80
A6 – $80
A#6 – $80
B6 – $80
C7 – $80
C#7 – $70
D7 – $70
D#7 – $70
E7 – $70
F7 – $70
F#7 – $70
G7 – $70
G#7 – $70
A7 – $70
A#7 – $70
B7 – $70
C8 – $70