GENT - B : BELGIUM

*Location:

   Belfort
   St.-Baafsplein (Saint Bavon's Place)
   Botermarkt
   Gent (Gand,Ghent),
     Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
   LL: N 51.054, E 3.725

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*Player:

   Geert D'hollander
   E: klokkenist @ hotmail DOTcom
   - and -
   Liesbeth Janssens
   E: jliesbeth @ versateladsl DOTbe
   - and -
   Jos D'hollander, stadsbeiaardier

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   Fridays 1130-1230; Sundays 1130-1230
   from Easter to mid-June and Oct-Nov;
   Saturdays 2100-2200, mid-June thru Aug.

*Remarks:

   Also includes 4 Hemony bells from
   Baudeloo Abbey + 3 basses by others.
   The 1913 instrument included 38 by
   P.Hemony and 9 by O.Michaux.
   Bells of 1541 by Waghevens, added to
   some number existing.  Tower includes
   "Roland" by Michiels (1948), replacing
   cracked "Roland" by Hemony (1660),
   which is on display at ground level.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 54 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the bass octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     --D   /   G --   
   There are three missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 1993
     with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Prior history:
     In 1983, the instrument was enlarged to 53 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
     In 1969, 21 bells were recast or replaced
       with bells made by Eijsbouts   
       (21 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
     In 1948, some bells were recast or replaced
       with bells made by Michiels    
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
     In 1913, the instrument was enlarged to 52 bells
       by Michaux     
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
     In 1660, the instrument was enlarged to 40 bells
       by Hemony      
       (9 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
     In 1659, the instrument was enlarged to 37 bells
       by Hemony      
       (15 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
     In 1541, the instrument was begun with 17 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Year of latest technical information source is unknown

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)

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 Hemony bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Hemony bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the fourth phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the fifth phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Michiels bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the sixth phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the seventh phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts 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/Oost-Vlaanderen.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 25-Feb-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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