TILBURG - STD : NETHERLANDS

*Location:

   't Heike Toren (Heikesetoren)
   R.K.Kerk St.Dionysius
   Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.5665, E 5.0784

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*Player:

   Carl Van Eyndhoven
   E: carl.v.e @ skynet DOTbe

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   Saturday 1400-1500;
   also Friday 11-12, May-Sep

*Remarks:

   Two heaviest bells (which swing) are
   in lower belfry, with 2 others
   not part of the carillon.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 50 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is E  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  6 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range: (G )A#C   /    ----  
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 1979
     with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Prior history:
     In 1966, the instrument was begun with 49 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
   Year of latest technical information source is 1992

Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

*Links:

Where the initial 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 European traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all European traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all European traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in Netherlands.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Netherlands.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 25-Mar-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/03/14
   and on technical data last updated on 1995/06/13

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