DOESBURG : NETHERLANDS

*Location:

   St.Martinitoren
   N.H.Grote Kerk
   Markt
   Doesburg, Gelderland, Netherlands
   LL: N 52.01453, E 6.13350

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*Player:

   Roel Smit   (A)
   Donaudal 6
   7007 HE  Doetinchem
   H: 314/362 865
   E: info /@/ RoelSmit DOTcom

*Contact:

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*Schedule:

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*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 47 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C# in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  1 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    ----  
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 1965
     with 39 bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Prior history:
     In 1655, the instrument was begun with 23 bells
       by Hemony      
       (8 bells remain from that work.)
   Year of latest technical information source is 1973

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 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.Gelderland.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 10-May-09
   based on textual data last updated on 2009/05/01
   and on technical data last updated on 1975/07/20

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