*Location:

   Basilique Nôtre Dame de Bon-Secours
   (O.L.V.-Basiliek)
   Place Jean Absil
   Péruwelz (Peruwels),
     Hainaut, Belgium -and- Nord, France
   LL: N 50.49737, E 3.60718

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*Carillonist:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   None - keyboard disconnected

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 40 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the treble octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The instrument was enlarged in 1947
     with bells made by Michiels    
   Prior history:
     In 1906, the instrument was begun with 31 bells
       by Michiels    
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1966

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

The Dutch Wikipedia article about the village of Bon-Secours has two photos of the building.

Where the initial 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/Hainaut.

   This page was built from the database on 30-Nov-12
   based on textual data last updated on 2012/11/18
   and on technical data last updated on 1975/07/20

(none available)