Index of all Danish sites by maker

Carillons and chimes in Denmark and its dependencies contain bells supplied by a variety of bellfoundries. Most such sites (exceptions as noted below) are listed here by foundry in the following order:

Unknown
van Aerschodt
Eijsbouts
Petit & Fritsen
Michiels
Paccard
Rincker
De Smithske
Sørensen
Miscellaneous, not listed above

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:

C = Complete instrument
F = Foundation; originally a complete installation, later expanded
I = Intermediate expansion
E = Final expansion to current state
R = Recast/replaced (without changing number or disposition)
T = Tuned or re-tuned at the foundry

Finally, there is an indication of the type of instrument:

  trad      - carillon with traditional keyboard
  trad*     - carillon with traditional keyboard now,
              but with other mechanism and/or chime size at the date cited
  mech?     - carillon with unknown mechanism
  (...)...  - instrument was replaced; link is to the same site
  [...]     - instrument is defunct; link is to "sites that are no more"
              (for Miscellaneous foundries only)

NOTES:

Defunct instruments which were not replaced are not listed here, but may be found in the individual complete indexes for particular bellfoundries (see list).
When relevant, links to the separate index pages for the total output of each foundry are available at the end of a foundry section below.
For foundries outside this Region, the site list below is a subset of the foundry's total production. Links to the individual foundry indexes appear below.

Bellfoundry unknown

The sources which reported the existence of these instruments, or the phase of work listed here, did not identify their makers. They are listed in city name order rather than date order.

NYBORG                        : DENMARK - F  ???? ?  mech?
   Vor Frue Kirke

van Aerschodt, Leuven (Louvain), Belgium

HILLEROD                      : DENMARK - S  1886 C  non-trad*
   Slot (Royal Castle)

Complete list of van Aerschodt foundry output.

Eijsbouts, Asten, Netherlands

HOLBAEK                       : DENMARK - S  ???? E
   Sct.Nicolai Kirke

HOLSTEBRO - N                 : DENMARK - J  1969 F
   Nørrelandskirken
HOLSTEBRO - STJ               : DENMARK - J  1974 C
   Sct.Jørgenskirke (St.Jorgen Tower)
VEJLE                         : DENMARK - J  1975 F
   Sct.Nicolaj Kirke
VEJLE                         : DENMARK - J  1977 I
   Sct.Nicolaj Kirke
HOLBAEK                       : DENMARK - S  1979 F
   Sct.Nicolai Kirke
VEJLE                         : DENMARK - J  1979 E
   Sct.Nicolaj Kirke
KOBENHAVN - H                 : DENMARK - S  2002 E
   Helligånds Kirken (Holy Spirit Church)
HILLEROD                      : DENMARK - S  2005 R
   Slot (Royal Castle)

Complete list of Eijsbouts foundry output.

Petit & Fritsen, Aarle-Rixtel, Netherlands

SVENDBORG                     : DENMARK - F  1958 C
   Vor Frue Kirke (Our Lady Church)
FAABORG                       : DENMARK - F  1960 C
   Klokketårnet (Bell Tower)
VARDE                         : DENMARK - J  1963 C
   Sct.Jacobi Kirke
SILKEBORG                     : DENMARK - J  1965 C
   Kirke
AALBORG - B                   : DENMARK - J  1970 C
   Sct.Budolfi Domkirke
   (St.Botolph Cathedral)
KOBENHAVN - M                 : DENMARK - S  1970 C
   Margrethekirken (St.Margaret Church)
KOLDING                       : DENMARK - J  1973 C
   Sct.Nicolai Kirke
LOGUMKLOSTER - T              : DENMARK - J  1973 C
   [Kong] Frederik IX's Klokkespil
   Church Music School
ODENSE                        : DENMARK - F  1979 C
   Sct.Knuds Domkirke
   (Saint Canute's Cathedral)
KOBENHAVN - VF                : DENMARK - S  1981 C
   Vor Frelsers Kirke
   (Church of Our Saviour)
FREDERIKSHAVN                 : DENMARK - J  1985 C
   Kirke
BRONDBY STRAND                : DENMARK - S  1986 C
   Brøndby Strand Kirke
RANDERS                       : DENMARK - J  1994 C
   Sct.Mortens Kirke
LOGUMKLOSTER - Mobile         : DENMARK - J  2006 C
   Travelling carillon
   Church Music School

Complete list of Petit & Fritsen foundry output.

Michiels, Mechelen, Belgium

HILLEROD                      : DENMARK - S  1928 R
   Slot (Royal Castle)
HOLTE                         : DENMARK - S  1928 F  trad*
   Søllerød Slot (Castle)
HOLTE                         : DENMARK - S  1929 E  trad*
   Søllerød Slot (Castle)
   * currently disconnected

Complete list of Michiels foundry output.

Paccard, Annecy, France

HERNING                       : DENMARK - J  1989 C
   Kirke
GRENAA                        : DENMARK - J  2008 C
   Queen Ingrids Carillon
   Saint Gertruds Church

Complete list of Paccard foundry output.

Rincker, Sinn, Germany

AARHUS                        : DENMARK - J  1964 E
   Rådhus (Town Hall)

Complete list of Rincker foundry output.

De Smithske, Aalborg, Denmark

HILLEROD                      : DENMARK - S  1915 R
   Slot (Royal Castle)
KOBENHAVN - VF                : DENMARK - S  1928 C
   Vor Frelsers Kirke
   (Church of Our Saviour)
AALBORG - B                   : DENMARK - J  1934 C  trad*
   Sct.Budolfi Domkirke
   (St.Botolph Cathedral)

(This is a complete list of known De Smithske foundry output.)

Sørensen, Brønderslev, Denmark

All of these entries are specifically identified as being cast by K.T.A.Sørensen, though it is believed that other members of the family may also have been involved with the foundry.

KOBENHAVN - VF                : DENMARK - S  1928 C
   Vor Frelsers Kirke
   (Church of Our Saviour)
SVENDBORG                     : DENMARK - F  1946 C
   Vor Frue Kirke (Our Lady Church)
KOBENHAVN - H                 : DENMARK - S  1947 F
   Helligånds Kirken (Holy Spirit Church)
AARHUS                        : DENMARK - J  1948 F
   Rådhus (Town Hall)
ODENSE                        : DENMARK - F  1979 F  trad*
   Sct.Knuds Domkirke
   (Saint Canute's Cathedral)

(This is a complete list of Sørensen foundry output.)

Miscellaneous founders, not listed above

One instance each; in order by year.

VEJLE                         : DENMARK - J  1939 C  chime*
   Sct.Nicolaj Kirke
   cast by Løw & søn, København
HOLSTEBRO - N                 : DENMARK - J  1989 I
   Nørrelandskirken
   cast by Thubalka (B.Nielsen)
HOLSTEBRO - N                 : DENMARK - J  1996 E
   Nørrelandskirken
   cast by Thubalka

Complete list of miscellaneous foundry output.

This index page was built from the database on 7-Aug-06 and last revised on 30-Sep-08.

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