*Location:

   Bell tree
   Bibliotheksplatz
   Achim, Niedersachsen, Germany
   LL: N 53.01218, E 9.03592

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*Contact:

   Stadt Achim
   Obernstraße 38
   D-28832 Achim
   T: 04202 9529-0   F: 04202 9529-299
   E: stadt/@/stadt.achim DOTde

*Schedule:

   Autoplay daily at 10,11,12,15,17,19

*Remarks:

   Framework made locally

*Technical data:

   Electric-automatic carillon of 24 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the itty-bitty octave
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    NONE  
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in unknown year
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1997, the instrument was begun with 18 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details: 
     Height of console:                  . meters above ground
     Height of lowest level of bells:    4 meters above ground
     Height of highest level of bells:   4 meters above ground
     Belfry openness:  99%
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The city Website has a page about the glockenspiel, with two photos.

Photo of the new town hall and these bells

The Wikivoyage page about this town has a paragraph about this glockenspiel, and the photo above.

Photo of the publicity panel, with history and list of all the bells and their sponsors.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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

Index to all tower bell instruments in Germany/Lower Saxony.

   This page was built from the database on  5-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/08/02
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/08/02