PARAMARIBO - J : SURINAME

*Location:

   J.L.Jong A Kiem N.V.
   Steenbakkerijstraat 66,
     near Zwartenhovenbrugstraat 
   Paramaribo, Suriname

*Contact:

   Arthur Jong A Kiem 
   J.L.Jong A Kiem N.V.
   Steenbakkerijstraat 66 
   Paramaribo, Suriname 
   T: 471600   F: 471855 
   E: jljaknv@sr.net

*Schedule:

   Part of a song every quarter hour; 
   also holidays

*Remarks:

   Original added semitone is flat 7th;
   treble & sharp 4th added late in 2003,
   with replacement of automatic system 
   and renovation of clock.

*Technical data:

   Electric-automatic chime of 14 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F  in the treble octave
   Transposition is up 12 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     F C   /    NONE  
   There are two added semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 2003
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1963, the instrument was begun with 12 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
   Year of latest technical information source is 2003

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

*Links:

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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 Central and South American chimes by size (number of bells).

Index to all tower bell instruments in SR.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 18-Nov-03
   based on textual data last updated on 2003/11/18
   and on technical data last updated on 2003/11/18

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