LEUVEN - UL : BELGIUM 

   American Engineers' Memorial Carillon

*Location:

   Universiteitsbibliotheek
   (University Library)
   Mgr.Ladeuzeplein
   Leuven (Louvain), Brabant, Belgium
   LL: N 50.8784, E 4.7062
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*Player:

   Luc Rombouts   (A)
   Goswin de Strassartstraat 12
   2800 Mechelen
   T: 015/20 68 00   C: 475-69 06 69
   E: luc DOTrombouts @ telenet DOTbe

*Contact:

   Dienst cultuurcoördinatie
   Naamsestraat 96
   3000 Leuven
   T: 016/32 03 40
   - or -
   Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   (A)
   Mgr.Ladeuzeplein 21
   3000 Leuven (B)
   - or -
   Dienst cultuurcoordinatie KU Leuven
   Oude Markt 13
   3000 Leuven
   T: 016/28 40 09

*Schedule:

   Tuesday & Thursday 1900-1945 during
   academic year; Saturday 8-10pm Jul-Aug.
   Quarters = 6-note Fantasy on the
   Reuzenlied, via G&J fixed drum (1928).

*Technical data: 

   Traditional carillon of 63 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F# in the bass octave
   Transposition is down 4 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     A#D   /    A#--  
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 1983
     with 31 bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Prior history:
     In 1928, the instrument was begun with 48 bells
       by Gillett & Johnston
       (32 bells remain from that work.)
   Year of latest technical information source is 1991
Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

*Links:

Descriptive article from the University Website

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

A blogger's posting includes photos of the building (inside and out), with a 30-second YouTube video (good).

Wikimedia photo of the library and tower

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Gillett & Johnston 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/Vlaamse Brabant, including the present location of the trebles removed in 1983.

*Status: 

   This page was built from the database on  9-Mar-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/03/07
   and on technical data last updated on 1991/06/01

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