AMSTERDAM - OK : NETHERLANDS

*Location:

   St.Nicolaas Toren
   Oude Kerk
   Oudekerksplein
   Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
   LL: N 52.37438, E 4.89763

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*Player:

   Boudewijn Zwart   (A)
   Oude Haven 26
   2871 DJ  Schoonhoven
   E: boudewijnzwart /@/ planet DOTnl,
      info/@/bellmoods DOTcom

   19??-?? Todd Fair, stadsbeiaardier  (C)

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Mean tone tuning.
   21 Hemony bells on outside of tower
   are not now connected to carillon.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 47 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the bass octave
   Transposition is down 2 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     G C 42/    C G   
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 1965
     with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Prior history:
     In 1659, the instrument was begun with 37 bells
       by Hemony      
       (14 bells remain from that work.)
   Year of latest technical information source is 1978

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

*Links:

The Website of Boudewijn Zwart (in Dutch/English) has a description (and sometimes also a photo) of each of the carillons which he plays (see Towers).

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Hemony bellfoundries, 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 Netherlands traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all Netherlands traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Netherlands traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in Netherlands.

Index to all tower bell instruments in NL.Noord-Holland.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 16-Apr-09
   based on textual data last updated on 2009/04/13
   and on technical data last updated on 1992/01/15

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