*Location:

   Ev.-luth. Jacobikirche
   Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany
   LL: N 51.53506, E 9.93555

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*Carillonist:

   Dr.Martin Begemann

   Dr.Ernst Puschmann  (d.)

*Contact:

   St.Jacobi Göttingen
   Jacobikirchhof 2
   D-37073  Göttingen
   T: 0551/57596
   E: kordes@jacobikantorei.de

*Schedule:

   Saturdays 1130

*Remarks:

   Added semitones as of 2014 were
   sharp 4th, minor 6th, flat 7th.
   Baton keyboard by Voigt in Höchst.
   Also a peal of 5 bells.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 23 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the treble octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    NONE  
   Transposition is up one octave
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 2023
     with bells made by Rincker          
   Prior history:
     In 2014, the instrument was enlarged to 15  bells
       by Rincker         
       Keyboard range was:     C G   /    ----  
       There were three added semitones
     In 2008, the instrument was enlarged
       with bells made by Rincker         
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
     In 1973, the instrument was enlarged
       with bells made by Rincker         
     In 1968, the instrument was begun with  9 bells
       by Rincker         
       Pitch of heaviest bell was C  in the treble octave
       Keyboard range was:     C B   /    ----  
       Transposition was up one octave
       There was one added semitone
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2025

The Website of the church has a photo of the tower, and the bells are described on the page about "Die Kirche;" the peal is in the lower stage of the lower belfry, while the chime and the oldest bell are in the upper stage of the same belfry; the upper belfry, although louvered, is apparently empty.  The unenclosed keyboard is immediately below the bells.

The DGV page about this chime has no photos.

The German Wikipedia article about the building has a photo of its tall tower and a section about its bells, with details of its 5-bell peal and mention of the separate chime.  The two largest bells of the chime are also used to strike the quarter hours.  The tower of the church can be visited all year round.

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

   This page was built from the database on 10-Mar-26
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/11/18
   and on technical data last updated on 2025/11/18