*Location:

   O.L.Vrouwebasiliek
   (Église de la Vierge)
   Basilieklaan
   Scherpenheuvel (Montaigu),
     Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
   LL: N 50.98040, E 4.97855

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*Carillonist:

   Pierre Ramakers

*Contact:

   OLV-van-Scherpenheuvel
   Isabellaplein 1
   BE-3270 Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
   T: 013/77 14 96
   E: sacristie@scherpenheuvel.be

*Schedule:

   Autoplay every half hour

*Remarks:

   Mostly by Paccard.
   Was reported by deSany's survey in 1642
   (as Montaigu) to be the second-largest
   in the Low Countries.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is B  in the bass octave
   Keyboard range: (A#)C C   /    ----  
   Transposition is down 1 semitone(s), i.e., from C to B 
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The whole instrument was installed in 19xx
     with bells made by Paccard (except for 5)
   Prior history:
     In 1642 (or earlier), an instrument of 33 bells was completed
       by an unknown maker
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2021

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of unknown bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard 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/Vlaams-Brabant.

   This page was built from the database on  2-Mar-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/02/02
   and on technical data last updated on 2025/02/02