LIEGE - STJ : BELGIUM

*Location:

   St.Jan-Evangelistkerk
   Place Xavier Neujean
   Liège (Luik), Liège (Luik), Belgium
   LL: N 50.643, E 5.567

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*Player:

   Jean-Christophe Michallek
   E: jm232935/@/scarlet DOTbe
   - and -
   François Lambrecht
   - and -
   Fabrice Renard
   E: fabricerenard @ yahoo DOTfr

*Contact:

   Pastorie
   Rue Cloître Saint-Jean 3
   4000 Liège
   T: 041/23 70 42

*Schedule:

   Sat 1600-1700, Sun 1100-1130 (J-C.M.)
   Thu 1400-1600 (F.L.)

*Remarks:

   Older bells by J.Plumere & J.Thomas
   (Liege, 6, 1717-18), N.Levache (1726),
   S. van Aerschodt (1889), 13 anonymous
   and undated; added semitones were the
   second in 2d octave and augmented 4th
   in 3d octave.  G&J bells filled in
   all but first 2 missing semitones and
   added 3 trebles (smallest now lost);
   bells and clavier were installed by
   O.Michaux, Leuven.  Fixed bells are in
   spire; peal of 6 in belfry (part of
   carillon; no longer swing).  Restored to
   use in 1998-2001 after many years of
   silence.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 34 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G# in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  8 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C B   /    C F   
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 1930
     with 13 bells made by Gillett & Johnston
   Prior history:
     In 1930, the instrument was begun with 21 bells
       by the makers cited in Remarks above
       (21 bells remain from that work.)
   Year of latest technical information source is 1973

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 and its restoration, with audio clip

Since the older part of this instrument does not have a primary maker, it is not indexed.
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/Liège.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 30-Mar-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/03/14
   and on technical data last updated on 2008/03/14

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