*Location:

   Cathédrale Saint-Étienne
   Place Saint-Étienne
   Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
   LL: N 43.59988, E 1.44993 z19

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*Contact:

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*Schedule:

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*Remarks:

   Six by Vinel, Toulouse, added in 1922
   to a mix of older bells (some from
   elsewhere); bourdon A, 3.9 tonnes,
   cast in 1876 by Amans Lévêque (Maison
   Louison, Toulouse); 13 were played from
   keyboard and six rung by hand (three
   swinging).  Two swingers added 1992.
   Electric keyboard in sacristy;
   manual action could be restored.
   Also 3 civic clock bells elsewhere,
   and chapter bell on nave spire.

*Technical data:

   Electric-automatic chime of 21 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is unknown
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The instrument was enlarged in 1992
     with bells made by Paccard      
   Prior history:
     In 1922, the instrument was begun with 19 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above (except for 7)
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The French Wikipedia article about the building has a photo of the asymmetrical facade and tower, and a section about the tower and bells.  Included is a photo of the 3.9-ton bourdon, cast in Toulouse in 1878.

Photos of the building

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all French chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all French chimes by pitch of largest bell.
Ranking among all French chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in France/Haute-Garonne.

   This page was built from the database on  9-Feb-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/01/23
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/01/23