TIENEN : BELGIUM

   Stadsbeiaard (city carillon)

*Location:

   Sint Germanuskerk (S.Germain)
   Trapstraat at Wolmarkt
   Tienen (Thienen, Tirlemont),
     Flemish Brabant, Belgium
   LL: N 50.80585, E 4.93912

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*Player:

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

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   Sunday 1130 September-June

*Remarks:

   Original instrument by Witlockx (one
   of two surviving); other bells
   by van Aerschodt, Michaux.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 54 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The instrument was enlarged in 1963
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1920, the instrument was enlarged to 42 bells
       by Michiels    
     In 1723, the instrument was begun with 35 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (22 bells remain from that work.)
   Year of latest technical information source is 1971

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

*Links:

Page in Dutch with a photo of the tower; also a photo of a large old bell (now disused) and a photo of the whole building - all clickable for much larger versions.

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 Michiels bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen 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 10-Feb-10
   based on textual data last updated on 2010/01/26
   and on technical data last updated on 1979/08/07

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