*Location: Alte Nicolai-kirche Römerberg Frankfurt-am-Main, Hessen, Germany LL: N 50.11003, E 8.68244
*Carillonist: Reinhardt Menger 6 Frankfurt/Main 50 Ernst.Kahnstr.20A - or - Yuko Tajima E: yuko5/@/t-online DOTde yukoglocken@googlemail.com *Contact: Gemeindebüro Römerberg 9 60311 Frankfurt/Main T: 69 28 42 35 F: 69 13 37 95 95 E: info@paulsgemeinde.de *Schedule: Wednesday 1200; automatic daily at 0905, 1205, 1705 (on 35 bells) *Remarks: Original bells, by Schilling/Apolda, were taken for munitions in 1942, but 27 of those were recovered in 1947. All replaced by Schilling/Heidelberg, c.1948, adding 5 in 1959. Automatic from 1948 replaced with digital system in 1994, when clavier was reoriented and adapted to international standard. Eijsbouts retuned some older bells. Tower also contains a peal of 4 bells by Rincker, 1956 (G1,B1,C#2,E2). *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 47 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is F in the middle octave Transposition is unknown Keyboard range: ---- / ---- There are two missing bass semitones The instrument was enlarged in 1994 with bells made by Eijsbouts Prior history: In 1959, the instrument was enlarged to 40 bells by Schilling In 1948, the instrument was begun with 35 bells made by Schilling In 1938, a complete instrument of 35 bells was installed by Schilling (0 bells remain from that work.) No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2008
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