Glockenspiel *Location: Neues Rathaus Marienplatz München (Munich), Bayern, Germany LL: N 48.13744, E 11.57546
*Contact: (unknown) *Schedule: Daily from May to October, at 1100, 1200, and 1700, 32 life-sized figures on two levels re-enact 16th c. stories, accompanied by the bells (15 min.) *Remarks: Bells by Oberascher. Also reported as 43 bells, which may be a replacement for an older set. Renovated in early 2008; connections for two bells were reversed, which went undiscovered until Aug.2009. *Technical data: Electric-automatic carillon of 42 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown Transposition is not applicable Keyboard range: ---- / ---- The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown. The whole instrument was installed in 1930 by the maker cited in Remarks above Auxiliary mechanisms: I Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 1973*Links:
This page was built from the database on 25-Oct-12 based on textual data last updated on 2012/10/22 and on technical data last updated on 1979/08/07 |
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