*Location:

   Sint Salvatorkerk
   Gentsestraat at Paretteplein
   Harelbeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
   LL: N 50.85792, E 3.31259

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*Carillonist:

   Koen Cosaert
   E: cosaert.koen/@/skynet DOTbe
   - and -
   Stephanie Bruggeman

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   Thursday 1030-1130

*Remarks:

   Old carillon, with bells by J.duMery
   and S.vanAerschodt, was dilapidated by
   1914, later taken in trade by Michiels;
   some of the duMery bells were then
   sold to Alfred University, USA.
   First Michiels carillon destroyed WW II.
   Swinging bells are G0,A#0,C1,C#1,E1.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 50 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is F  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range: (G )A#C   /(G )A#G   
   Transposition is up  7 semitone(s), i.e., from C to G 
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The whole instrument was installed in 1960
     with bells made by Michiels     
   Prior history:
     In 1932, a complete instrument of 35 bells was installed
       with bells made by Michiels    
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
     In 1856, a complete instrument of 35 bells was installed
       with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: ES5   
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2012

Descriptive article (in Dutch, with tower photo) from the VBV (Vlaamse Beiaard Vereniging)

The Dutch Wikipedia article about the city has a photo of the tower and church.  (The "equivalent" English article is minimal.)

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Michiels bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Michiels bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all Belgian traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all Belgian traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Belgian traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in BE.

Index to all tower bell instruments in BE/West-Vlaanderen.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2012/10/21
   and on technical data last updated on 2012/10/21