DEVENTER : NETHERLANDS

*Location:

   St.Lebuinustoren
   Groote Kerk
   Grote Kerkhof
   Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
   LL: N 52.25164, E 6.15465

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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 A# in the bass octave
   Transposition is down 2 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    ----  
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 1952
     with 18 bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1694, the instrument was enlarged to 34 bells
       by Hemony      
     In 1647, the instrument was begun with 25 bells
       by Hemony      
   Year of latest technical information source is 1969

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 second 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 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.Overijssel.

*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 1992/01/15

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