Carillon ambulant de Douai,
     Région Nord, Pas-de-Calais

*Location:

   (mobile)
   Douai, Nord, France
   LL: N 50.3679, E 3.0763

Site locator map
City locator maps and gazetteer page

*Carillonist:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Dominique Wostyn
   "Le Couvent"
   26310 Recoubeau
   T: 04.75.31.36.57   F: 04.75.31.34.46
   E: wostyn /@/ wanadoo DOTfr
   - or -
   Association Régionale de
     Promotion de l'Art Campanaire
   42 Jules Roch
   F-59310  Orchies
   T: 3/20 64 80 61   F: 3/20 64 84 22
   - or -
   Conservatoire de Douai
   1 Parvis Georges Prêtre
   F-59500  Douai
   T: 03/20 64 80 61  or  03/27 88 79 74

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Replaces an older travelling carillon
   retired in 2005 (see
   DORDRECHT - H : NETHLAND  for details).
   Travels on a truck or full trailer.
   3 bells also swing.
   Property of the city since 2014.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 53 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C 49/    G C 29
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   There is one missing bass semitone
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 2004
     with bells made by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     In 2004, the instrument was begun with 50 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
       Keyboard range was:     --C   /    G G 24
   Auxiliary mechanisms: S3    
   Tower details: 
     Height of console:                  2 meters above ground
     Height of lowest level of bells:    2 meters above ground
     Height of highest level of bells:   4 meters above ground
     Belfry openness:  85%
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

A WCF page has a photo and details.

The GCF page about this carillon has one small photo and a description that includes an outline of its history (including the previous instrument).

The ARPAC Website (archived 2015) presents much more detail than we can here, though it is all in French.  The description (and one photo) pertains to the previous travelling carillon, but the associated photo gallery is for its replacement. This page (archived in 2013) describes the new travelling carillon.

Where the initial 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 unknown bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.

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

Index to all traveling carillons in the world.

Index to all traditional carillons in France.

Index to all tower bell instruments in France/Nord.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/09/04
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/09/04