Index to Central & South American sites by maker

Carillons and chimes in Central and South America contain bells supplied by a variety of bellfoundries.  The sites are listed by foundry in the following order: Within each foundry group, sites are listed in order by year of installation (unknown first).
Following the year is an indication of the founder's contribution to the instrument: Finally, there is an indication of the type of instrument:
  trad      - carillon with traditional keyboard
  non-trad  - carillon with non-traditional mechanism
  mech?     - carillon with unknown mechanism
  chime     - chime (any mechanism)

Bellfoundry unknown

The sources which reported the existence of these instruments did not identify their makers. 
ARUBA                         : NED.ANTIL.   ???? C  chime
   Spritzer & Fuhrmann, Jewellers

Mabilon

SANTIAGO                      : CHILE        ???? C  non-trad
   Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced
Complete list of Mabilon foundry output.

Schilling, Apolda, Germany

BUENOS AIRES - MU             : ARGENTINA    1930 C  non-trad
   Torre del Consejo Deliberante
   Municipio 
MERCEDES                      : ARGENTINA    1931 C  mech? 
   Iglesia de los Palotinos
Complete list of Schilling foundry output.

Eijsbouts, Asten, Netherlands

SAO PAULO - VF                : BRAZIL       1951 C  trad
   Catholic church 
WILLEMSTAD - CM               : NED.ANTIL.   1951 C  trad
   Rooftop
   Curaçao Museum 
WILLEMSTAD - SF/1             : NED.ANTIL.   1954 C  chime
   Spritzer & Fuhrmann, Jewellers 
CARACAS                       : VENEZUELA    1969 C  chime
   Church 
PARAMARIBO - T                : SURINAME     1976 C  trad
   Toren op Valliantsplein
ORANJESTAD                    : NED.ANTIL.   1989 C  chime
   Shopping Mall 
WILLEMSTAD - CB/1             : NED.ANTIL.   1989 C  chime
   Citco Bank
WILLEMSTAD - CB/2             : NED.ANTIL.   1991 C  chime
   Citco Bank
Complete list of Eijsbouts foundry output.

Petit & Fritsen, Aarle-Rixtel, Netherlands

LIMA - SDF                    : PERU         1957 C  non-trad
   Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Fatima 
HAVANA                        : CUBA         1958 C  trad
   Our Lady of Lourdes Church 
WILLEMSTAD - SF/2             : NED.ANTIL.   1958 C  mech?
   Spritzer & Fuhrmann, Jewellers 
LEON                          : NICARAGUA    1959 C  trad
   Cathedral of St.Peter 
SAO PAULO - MC                : BRAZIL       1959 C  trad
   Catedral da Sé
   Metropolitan Cathedral
   Catedral Metropolitana de São Paulo 
TEGUCIGALPA                   : HONDURAS     1960 C  trad
   Basilica de Suyapa 
BAYAMON                       : PUERTO RICO  1962 C  mech?
   Collegia Santa Rita 
MONTEVIDEO - CC               : URUGUAY      1962 C  trad
   Beffroi de la Mairie Communale
PARAMARIBO - J                : SURINAME     1963 F  chime
   J.L.Jong A Kiem N.V.
SAN CRISTOBAL                 : VENEZUELA    1963 C  trad
   Iglesia de Los Recolletos
   Táchira
SAN SALVADOR                  : EL SALVADOR  1963 C  trad
   Iglesia María  Auxiliadora 
FILIPSBURG - G                : NED.ANTIL.   1968 C  non-trad
   Government House
CARTAGO                       : COSTA RICA   1969 C  chime
   Almacén Gonzalez
FILIPSBURG - SF               : NED.ANTIL.   1969 C  non-trad
   Spritzer & Fuhrmann 
HATO REY                      : PUERTO RICO  1980*C  non-trad
   Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico 
   (Universidad Politécnica de P.R.) 
   * installed here in 1992
PARAMARIBO - J                : SURINAME     1963 E  chime
   J.L.Jong A Kiem N.V.
Complete list of Petit & Fritsen foundry output.

Michiels, Belgium

MONTEVIDEO - Unknown !        : URUGUAY      ???? C  mech?
   (Unknown) 
GUATEMALA CITY                : GUATEMALA    1932 C  mech?
   (Unknown)
Complete list of Michiels foundry output.

Paccard, Annecy, France

LA MERCED                     : ARGENTINA    ???? C  non-trad
   (Unknown) 
BUENOS AIRES - ME             : ARGENTINA    1912 C  mech?
   Mercado 
HIGUEY                        : DOMINICAN R  1977 C  non-trad
   Catedral Basilica de Nuestra Señora 
     de la Altagracia
Complete list of Paccard foundry output.

Taylor, Loughborough, England

SMITH'S PARISH                : BERMUDA      1910 F  chime
   Church of St.Mark the Apostle (Anglican) 
SMITH'S PARISH                : BERMUDA      1912 E  chime
   Church of St.Mark the Apostle (Anglican) 
PEMBROKE                      : BERMUDA      1970 C  trad
   St.John the Evangelist Anglican Church
Complete list of Taylor foundry output.

van Bergen, Heiligerlee, Netherlands
and Greenwood, South Carolina, USA

BELO HORIZONTE                : BRAZIL       ???? C  trad
   Cathedral 
LIMA - CC                     : PERU         1954 C  non-trad
   Catholic Church 
ANTIGUA                       : B. W. I.     1960 C  chime
   Northwest Tower 
   Cathedral Church of St.John the Divine 
     (Anglican) 
BRASILIA                      : BRAZIL       19?? C  chime
   Catholic Church
Complete list of Vanbergen foundry output.

Whitechapel, London, England

Older bells carry the name Mears & Stainbank 
PORT OF SPAIN                 : TRINIDAD     1880 C  chime
   Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity 
     (Anglican) 
MONTEGO BAY                   : JAMAICA      1959 C  chime
   St.James Parish Church (Anglican)
Complete list of Whitechapel foundry output.

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This index page was built from the database on 2-Jul-01 and last revised 16-Apr-08.

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