BRUGGE - H : BELGIUM

   City carillon (stadsbeiaard)

*Location:

   Halletoren (Belfort)
   Grote Markt
   Brugge (Bruges),
     West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
   LL: N 51.208, E 3.225

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*Player:

   Aimé Lombaert, stadsbeiaardier   (A)
   Doornikse Heerweg 121
   9700 Oudenaarde
   - and -
   Frank Deleu, adj.-beiaardier   (A)
   E: frank DOTdeleu @ skynet DOTbe
   - and -
   Eugeen Uten, ere-stadsbeiaardier
     (honorary city carillonneur)

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   Sunday 1415-1500 year-round; Wednesday
   and Saturday from 1 October to 15 June

*Remarks:

   Chime of 1528 by Jacob Waghevens.
   Replaced in 1603 by Marc leSerre
   (Bergues), who extended it in 1631.
   Replaced in 1675 (1673?) by Melchior
   deHaze, who enlarged it in 1680;
   destroyed by lightning & fire
   in 1742.
   Carillon of 1743 by J. duMery; new drum
   & clock in 1748.  Michiels recast
   15, all replaced later; latest trebles
   by Horacantus/Eijsbouts.
   Tower contains 6-ton civil bell "Maria"
   (M.de Haze, 1680) in lower belfry,
   rung only on the King's birthday.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 47 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the bass octave
   Transposition is down 5 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     --C   /    C --  
   There are two missing bass semitones
   21 bells were recast or replaced in 1969
     by Eijsbouts   
   Prior history:
     In 1939, some bells were recast or replaced
       with bells made by an unknown maker
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
     In 1748, the instrument was enlarged to 47 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (26 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
     In 1680, the instrument was enlarged to 39 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
     In 1672, the instrument was enlarged to 35 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
     In 1631, the instrument was enlarged to 26 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
     In 1603, the instrument was enlarged to 20 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
     In 1528, the instrument was begun with 11 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   Year of latest technical information source is 1970

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

*Links:

Descriptive article (in Dutch, with tower photo) from the VBV (Vlaamse Beiaard Vereniging)

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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/West-Vlaanderen.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 12-Mar-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/02/19
   and on technical data last updated on 2008/02/19

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