City carillon
*Location:
South tower Martinuskerk Kerkstraat Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands LL: N 51.72885, E 5.88274*Former location (1951-2005):
Stadhuistoren
*Player:
Marcel Siebers (A) Marienweerd 16 NL-5431 GL Cuijk T: 485 315 768 E: siebersbells/@/home DOTnl*Past carillonneurs:
1957-60 Bert van Heukelom 1960-69 Arie Peters 1969-75 Pieter van Moergastel 1975-85 Eerke van der Glas
*Contact:
(unknown)
*Schedule:
Wednesday 1430-1515
*Remarks:
Original bells cast in 1951,55,56,57. At least 2 basses also swing. Silent Feb-Jun 2010 during restoration of the tower.
*Technical data:
Traditional carillon of 51 bells
Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
Transposition is up 5 semitone(s)
Keyboard range: C D 50/ A#--
There are two missing bass semitones
The instrument was enlarged in 2006
with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
Prior history:
In 1957, the instrument was begun with 25 bells
by Petit & Fritsen
Year of latest technical information source is 2010
*Links:
Where the initial 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 the Petit & Fritsen 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-Brabant.
*Status:
This page was built from the database on 10-Feb-10 based on textual data last updated on 2010/01/26 and on technical data last updated on 2010/01/26
Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.
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