*Location:

   Monasterio de Montserrat
   Highway BP-1121
   Montserrat, Barcelona, Spain
   LL: N 41.59347, E 1.83737

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Abadia de Montserrat
   T: +34 93 877 77 77

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Peal of 10 in F major, & 2 clock bells;
   2 basses & clock bells are in an
   open steel frame on the tower roof;
   treble octave in openings of octagonal
   belfry. A2,D3,E,G,A3,C4 by Carl
   Czudnochowsky, Erding, Germany, 1955;
   G2 & C3 cast 1958; F3 & Bb3 cast 2005
   by Bachert, Karlsruhe, Germany.

*Technical data:

   Chime-sized instrument with action described in Remarks above of 12 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range: (FA)C C   /    NONE  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The instrument was enlarged in 2005
     with bells made by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     In 1958, the instrument was enlarged to 10 bells
       by an unknown maker     
       Keyboard range was: (FA)D C   /    NONE  
     In 1955, the instrument was begun with  8 bells
       by an unknown maker     
       Keyboard range was:  (A)D C   /    NONE  
   Auxiliary mechanisms: S10QH 
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2024

(This peal being from a variety of makers, it is not indexed by foundry.)

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Index to all tower bell instruments in Spain.

   This page was built from the database on 16-Aug-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/08/12
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/08/12