DORDRECHT - G : NETHERLANDS

*Location:

   O.L.V.Toren (Grote Kerk)
   Lange Geldersekade
   Dordrecht, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.81419, E 4.65994

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*Player:

   Henry Groen
   - and -
   Boudewijn Zwart
   Oude Haven 26
   2871 DJ  Schoonhoven
   T: 182-387079
   E: info@bellmoods.com

*Contact:

   Grote Kerk
   Langegeldersekade 2
   NL-3311 CJ Dordrecht
   T: 6144660   E: (Webform)

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Some or all of the 1965 installation
   may have been cast in 1964.
   Addition of 1969 is old half-hour bell,
   retuned to fit; auto. computer on
   3 octaves; 13 heavy bells can imitate
   change-ringing.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 67 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is E  in the bass octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 1999
     with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Prior history:
     In 1969, the instrument was enlarged to 49 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (1 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
     In 1965, the instrument was begun with 48 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
     In 1951, a complete instrument was installed
       with 42 bells made by vanBergen   
       (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.

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Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the vanBergen bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
(The third phase of this work being a recycled bell, it is not indexed.)
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.Zuid-Holland.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 27-May-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/05/19
   and on technical data last updated on 2008/05/19

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