SUMISWALD : SWITZERLAND

*Location:

   Turmuhrenfabrik Sumiswald
   (J.G.Baer AG)
   Sumiswald, Berne, Switzerland
   LL: N 47.0265, E 7.7553

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   J.G.Baer AG, Turmuhrenfabrik
   Eystrasse 58
   CH-3454 Sumiswald
   T: 034/431 13 13   F: 034/431 34 10
   E: contact /@/ jgbaer DOTch

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Technical data:

   Chime-sized instrument or collection of 12 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the treble octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The whole instrument was installed in 1976
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Year of latest technical information source is 2007

*Links:

The company Website is available in German or French, but has no depiction of these bells.

Swiss photo-map of building location

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all European chimes by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all European chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all European chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Switzerland.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 24-Oct-07
   based on textual data last updated on 2007/10/22
   and on technical data last updated on 2007/10/22

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