*Location:

   Sint-Baafskathedraal
   Gent (Gand,Ghent),
     Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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*Remarks:

   Reported by deSany's survey in 1642.
   Carillon bells sold in 1803; remaining
   are 'Bavo' (1636, c.5500kg), 'Maria'
   (1636, c.4000kg), 'Koormis' (1725),
   'Angelus' (1725) and 3 modern bells.

*Technical data:

   Carillon-sized instrument or collection, no longer in existence (defunct), of 41 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   Transposition is unknown
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The instrument was enlarged in 1725
     with  2 bells made by an unknown maker 
   Prior history:
     In 1636, the instrument was enlarged to 31 bells
       by an unknown maker
       (2 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
     In 1540, the instrument was begun with 10 bells
       by an unknown maker
   Auxiliary mechanisms: nB    
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1803

This site and its history are also described here.

All of the makers of the carillon being not only currently unknown but potentially unknowable, this instrument is not indexed by maker.

   This page was built from the database on 24-Feb-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2006/09/20
   and on technical data last updated on 2006/09/20