ARNHEM - E : NETHERLANDS

*Location:

   St.Eusebiustoren
   Grote Kerk
   Kerkplein
   Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.97901, E 5.90979

   Netherlands Pavilion
   World's Fair, 1958
   Bruxelles / Brussel, Brabant, Belgium

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*Player:

   Michiel Vanhoecke

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Former carillon destroyed by Allied
   bombardment in WW II.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 53 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is E  in the bass octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The instrument was enlarged in unknown year
     with bells made by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     In 1964, the instrument was begun with 49 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
     In 1887, the instrument was enlarged to 47 bells
       by an unknown maker
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
     In 1652, the instrument was begun with 35 bells
       by Hemony      
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   Year of latest technical information source is 2008

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

*Links:

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 second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of unknown bellfoundries, in this region and in the world. Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of unknown bellfoundries, 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:Gelderland.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 16-May-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/05/04
   and on technical data last updated on 2008/05/05

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