*Location:

   Stadtpark
   Koblenzerstraße
   Bad Godesberg,
     Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
   LL: N 50.68109, E 7.15604

   Bundesgartenschau 1979
   Rheinaue Park

Site locator map
City locator maps and gazetteer page

*Carillonist:

   Georg Wagner
   E: georg.wagner/@/telekom.de
      pietklok123@gmail.com
   - and -
   Ariane Toffel
   - and -
   Rolf Linden

   1986-2018 Wilfried Rometsch

*Contact:

   Bundesstadt Bonn
   Berlinerplatz 2
   53103 Bonn
   T: 228 77-0   F: 228 77-4646
   E: poststelle@bonn.de

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 28 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the treble octave
   Keyboard range:     A#D   /    A#C   
   Transposition is up two octaves
   There is one missing bass semitone
   There is a practice console
   The instrument was enlarged in 2023
     with  5 bells made by Eijsbouts    
   Prior history:
     In 1979, the instrument was begun with 23 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
       (23 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was C  in the itty-bitty octave
       Keyboard range was:     C C   /    NONE  
       There were two missing bass semitones
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details: 
     Height of console:                  0 meters above ground
     Height of lowest level of bells:    4 meters above ground
     Height of highest level of bells:   7 meters above ground
     Belfry openness:  98%
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

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

The Website of the village has a page about the carillon.  One of the photos shows the new configuration; the new basses are visible at top center, and the new trebles are visible on the lowest level of the far side.

The German Wikipedia article about the carillon details its history and has photos, one before and one after the recent enlargement.  An associated Wikimedia Commons category has more photos; as of Mar.2024, all show the original configuration, with bells in 3 levels on both sides

A local photographer's page has 3 photos and a description.

The Wikimedia Commons category for the carillon has 8 photos, one of which shows its original location.

A city page about the park has no information about the carillon.

A news page has a photo which shows more of the little tower.

A photo of part of the keyboard appears to show that there is no pedalboard.
A related photo shows the bell frame clearly.

A Waymarking page for these bells has 9 photos.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts 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 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 2024/03/29
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/03/29