ATH : BELGIUM

*Location:

   Eglise St.Julien (Sint-Juliaankerk)
   Ath (Aat), Hainaut, Belgium
   LL: N 50.631, E 3.777

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*Player:

   Jean-Claude Molle

*Contact:

   Association Campanaire Wallonie
   E: secretariat@campano.be

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Witlockx carillon of 1715-16 destroyed
   by fire in 1815.  Sub-bourdon 1952.
   Drum & clockwork restored in 1991.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is E  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  4 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C C   /(F) C G   
   There is one missing bass semitone
   There is no practice console
   The instrument was enlarged in 2000
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1981, the instrument was enlarged to 46 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
     In 1954, the instrument was enlarged to 43 bells
       by Michiels    
     In 1953, the instrument was begun with 42 bells
       by Michiels    
     In 1715, a complete instrument was installed
       with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   Year of latest technical information source is 2008

Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

*Links:

Illustrated article from the ACW (Association Campanaire Wallonie) on this carillon, with audio clips

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Michiels bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Michiels bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the fourth phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Gillett & Johnston bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all Belgian traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all Belgian traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Belgian traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in BE.

Index to all tower bell instruments in BE/Hainaut.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on  9-Mar-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/03/03
   and on technical data last updated on 2008/03/03

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