*Location:

   West tower
   Rathaus
   Marktplatz
   Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
   LL: N 50.77602, E 6.08346

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*Carillonist:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Stadt Aachen
   Haus Löwenstein
   Markt 39
   D-52062 Aachen
   T: 0241 432-1309
   E: presse.marketing/@/ mail.aachen DOTde

*Schedule:

   Autoplay (pneumatic in console) at
   1105,1205,1605,1705

*Remarks:

   Bells cast in 1978, installed 1979.
   Straight pedalboard, with Bb pedal at
   B-natural position.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C 48/    A#G   
   Transposition is up one octave
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The whole instrument was installed in 1979
     with bells made by Eijsbouts    
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The DGV page about this carillon has photos of the tower and console.

The German Wikipedia article about this building has photos of it but does not mention the carillon.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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

Index to all traditional carillons in Germany.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Germany/Nordrhein-Westfalen.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/08/02
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/08/02