SONDERBORG : DENMARK

*Location:

   Sct.Mariæ Kirke
   Kirke Allé
   Sønderborg, Als I.,
     Sønderjylland Amt, Denmark
   LL: N 54.91148, E 9.78708
Site locator map
City locator maps and gazetteer page

*Player:

   Helge Granum
   Friheds Allé 16
   T: 74 42 94 23
   E: hg@sctmarie.dk

*Contact:

   Sognepræst P.Grønlykke
   Rosengade 18
   DK-6400 Sønderborg
   T: 74 42 31 27
   E: pegr@km.dk

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Original manual-action chime by 
   De Smithske, Aalborg; disposition of its
   bells is unknown.
   1961 installation by Jermin Larsen;
   1991 by K.E.Vestergaard (Kevest);
   also reported as 24 bells, 1991.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard carillon of 25 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the treble octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The instrument was enlarged in 1992
     with bells made by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     In 1961, the instrument was enlarged
       with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
     In 1952, the instrument was begun with 10 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above (except for an unknown number)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was C  in the treble octave
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1992
*Links:

The home page of the church Website has a small photo of the building.  Unfortunately, the links in the left menu may not be clickable on some systems.  A history and description page has a clickable photo of the building; but there is no information about the bells (or the organ).

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the De Smithske bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of unidentified bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all Danish non-traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all Danish non-traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Danish non-traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in DK.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on  5-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2006/08/11
   and on technical data last updated on 2006/08/02
*Photos:

(none available)

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

[TowerBells Home Page] [Site data top page] [Credits and Disclaimers] [Feedback]

Please send comments or questions about this page to csz_stl@swbell.net.