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*Location:
Sint-Geertruikerk (Abdij) Halfmaartstraat Leuven (Louvain), Brabant, Belgium LL: N 50.8841, E 4.6987
*Player:
Students
*Contact:
Pastorie Sint-Geertruiabdij 9 3000 Leuven T: 016/23 68 74
*Schedule:
Wednesday 1800-1830; also at noon Sundays in July
*Remarks:
Chime of 1642 by B.Cauthals, Mechelen, incorporating some older bells, was entirely replaced by A.-J. vanden Gheyn carillon, cast 1777-79. The bell added in 1802 was cast by J.Zeelstman in 1446 for nearby Sint-Michielskerk, but did not become part of the carillon until 1830, when A.-L. vanden Gheyn and A.-L.-J. van Aerschodt also added a bell they had cast in 1829. ALJ vA supplied at least 7 more bells between 1843 and 1857. Keyboard and trans- mission replaced by J.Denyn & D.Somers. The F.Sergeys bell of 1954 replaced one damaged by bombing in 1944. Final enlargement/replacement by J.Sergeys.
*Technical data:
Traditional carillon of 49 bells
Pitch of heaviest bell is B in the bass octave
Transposition is up 1 semitone(s)
Keyboard range: --C / A#--
There are two missing bass semitones
The instrument was enlarged in 1971
with 15 bells made by Sergeys
Prior history:
In 1954, 1 bells were recast or replaced
with bells made by Sergeys
(1 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
In 1892, the keyboard was replaced
by the maker cited in Remarks above
In 1857, the instrument was enlarged to 47 bells
by vanAerschodt
(3 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
In 1830, the instrument was enlarged to 39 bells
by the maker cited in Remarks above
(0 bells remain from that work.)
In 1802, the instrument was enlarged to 38 bells
by the maker cited in Remarks above
(1 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
In 1778, the instrument was enlarged to 37 bells
by vdGheyn
(29 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
In 1642, the instrument was begun with 20 bells
by the maker cited in Remarks above
(0 bells remain from that work.)
Year of latest technical information source is 1994
*Links:
Local association article (and alternate URL)
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 Vanden Gheyn bellfoundry,
in this region
and in the world.
Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous 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 vanAerschodt bellfoundries,
in this region
and in the world.
(The sixth phase of this work being a keyboard replacement, it is not indexed.)
Where the seventh phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Sergeys bellfoundry,
in this region
and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Sergeys 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/Vlaamse Brabant.
*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
Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.
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