*Location:

   Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta
   Piazza Giuseppe Mazzini
   Via Pieve
   Breganze, Vicenza, Italy
   LL: N 45.70892, E 11.56489

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Abitazione Parroco
   Via Pieve 45
   36042 Breganze (VI)
   T: 0445-873127
   E: parrocchiabreganze/@/libero DOTit

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Bells by De Poli, Udine; 4 basses 1882,
   10 added 1888-1892, played by drum
   which is now derelict; 14 remain in the
   tower, of which 10 are used.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 14 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the bass octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     C E 10/    NONE  
   There are no added semitones
   2 bells were recast or replaced in 1955
     by Colbachini  
   Prior history:
     In 1892, the complete instrument of 14 bells was installed
       with bells made by De Poli     
   Auxiliary mechanisms: V10HnM
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2022

Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

A parish article about the tower and the bells (in Italian) details their history.

The Italian Wikipedia article about the church has a photo of it, and mentions its notable concert of bells -- originally 22, currently 14, the largest of which weighs 2830 kg.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the De Poli bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Colbachini bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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

Index to all tower bell instruments in Italy.

   This page was built from the database on  4-May-22
   based on textual data last updated on 2022/03/24
   and on technical data last updated on 2022/03/24