BARNEVELD - NH : NETHERLANDS

*Location:

   Jan van Schaffelaartoren
    (or)  St.Odulphustoren
   Ned.Herv.Kerk
   Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands
   LL: N 52.141, E 5.584

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*Player:

   Boudewijn Zwart   (A)
   T: (0182)387079 
   E: boudewijnzwart @ planet DOTnl

*Contact:

   De Barneveldse Beiaard
   Secretariat
   Noordersingel 60
   NL-3781 XK Voorthuizen
   E: j_otto @ barneveld DOTnl
   E: goutsreunis @ planet DOTnl

*Schedule:

   Thu 9-10, alternate weeks

*Remarks:

   G&J carillon installed by Eijsbouts
   in main belfry; relocated to spire in
   1991 enlargement.  Also an old clock
   bell by Noorden & de Grave, 1711,
   not now connected to carillon, though
   it may have been at one time.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  3 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     --D   /    C --  
   There are two missing bass semitones
   There is a practice console
   The instrument was enlarged in 1991
     with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Prior history:
     In 1962, the instrument was enlarged to 47 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
     In 1958, the instrument was enlarged to 30 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
     In 1948, the instrument was enlarged to 26 bells
       by vanBergen   
       (2 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
     In 1927, the instrument was begun with 24 bells
       by Gillett & Johnston
       (17 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:

The Website of the association "The Barneveld Carillon" (in Dutch) covers all three instruments in this town.

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 Gillett & Johnston bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the vanBergen bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the fourth phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, 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:Gelderland.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 21-Apr-09
   based on textual data last updated on 2009/04/21
   and on technical data last updated on 2008/03/14

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