*Location:

   Rathaus
   Rathausplatz
   Gmunden, Salzkammergut, Austria
   LL: N 47.91816, E 13.79944

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*Contact:

   Stadtgemeinde Gmunden
   Rathausplatz 1
   4010 Gmunden
   T: 7612 794-0
   E: stadtamt /@/ gmunden.ooe DOTgv.at

*Schedule:

   Autoplay daily at 10,12,14,16,19

*Remarks:

   Porcelain bells, made by Meissen with
   typical Gmunden green decoration

*Technical data:

   Electric-automatic carillon of 24 porcelain bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The whole instrument was installed in unknown year
     with porcelain bells made by Meissen 
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2024

The German Wikipedia article about the city claims that the porcelain glockenspiel dates from the 16th century, which is unlikely.

The city Website has several photos of the glockenspiel, and one brief description of it.

Stock photo; a closeup view is available.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meissen porcelain factory, in this region and in the world.

[Instruments with porcelain bells are not indexed by pitch (weight).]
Ranking among all European non-traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all European non-traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Austria.

   This page was built from the database on 30-Jul-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/07/27
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/07/27