*Location:

   St.Romboutstoren / Sint-Rumolduskerk
   Wijckmanstraat at Fuérisonplaats
   Steenokkerzeel,
     Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
   LL: N 50.90978, E 4.51197

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*Carillonist:

   Rien Aarssen
   E: rien.aarssen/@/worldonline DOTbe

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Surviving old bells by Jan Tordeur (6,
   1626), A.J.VandenGheyn (3, 1759,84,85),
   P.van den Gheyn (15, 1734-40 & 1785),
   Severinus Van Aerschodt (2,1877);
   formerly at least one by Julien.
   9 basses below cabin.
   Also reported as 44 bells (1925).
   Bourdon cracked, unusable.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     F C 45/    A#G   
   Transposition is up  4 semitone(s), i.e., from C to E 
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 1981
     with 24 bells made by Eijsbouts        
   Prior history:
     In 1922, the instrument was enlarged to 41 bells
       by Michiels        
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was C# in the treble octave
       Keyboard range was:     C F   /    C F   
       Transposition was up 13 semitone(s), i.e., from C to C#
       There was one missing bass semitone
     Previously, the instrument was begun with 33 bells
       by vandenGheyn     
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
   Auxiliary mechanisms: S3E   
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2025

An intended descriptive article page (without planned Dutch text) from the VBV (Vlaamse Beiaard Vereniging)

An architectural history page has photos of the building.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Vanden Gheyn bellfoundry, 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 Eijsbouts 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 25-Aug-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/08/22
   and on technical data last updated on 2025/08/22