*Location:

   Neubaukirche der Universität
   Neubaustraße at Schönthalstraße
   Würzburg, Bayern, Germany
   LL: N 49.79046, E 9.93213

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*Carillonist:

   Dr.Dr.Jürgen Buchner,
     Universitätscarillonneur
   E: buchner.wuerzburg/@/arcor DOTde

*Contact:

   Institut für Musikforschung
   Domerschulstraße 13
   97070 Würzburg
   T: 0931/31-82828   F: 0931/31-82830
   E: vorstand.musik/@/uni-wuerzburg DOTde

*Schedule:

   May-Dec, Wed 1730-1800

*Remarks:

   Bells cast in 2004, installed Feb.2005

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 51 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     --D   /    A#--  
   Transposition is up  9 semitone(s), i.e., from C to A 
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The whole instrument was installed in 2005
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2012

The University has a page about the carillon.

The DGV page about this carillon has no photos; details are incomplete.

A Waymarking page for these bells has 7 photos of the building.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen 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/Bavaria.

   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 2020/07/23