Cook Carillon *Location: Cook Carillon Tower Grand Valley State University Mich.Hwy.45 near 48th Avenue Allendale, Michigan, USA LL: N 42.96343, W 85.88862
*Carillonist: Prof. Julianne vanden Wyngaard (C) Suite 5, #195 1740 44th Street SW Wyoming, MI 49519-6421 H: 616-581-0622 W: 616-331-2112 F: 616-331-3100 E: JVWBellsMI@aol.com - and - Barbara Kindschi (A) 252 Pearl Street NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2635 H: 616-356-6111 *Contact: Department of Music Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI 49401-9403 T: 616-895-3484 - or - University Communications Attn: Steven Ward T: 616-895-2221 *Schedule: Monday thru Friday at noon during the academic year (1 Sep - 1 May); Summer Sundays at 8pm, 1 Jul - 1 Sep *Remarks: Practice clavier in Calder Fine Arts Center. Quarters on the bass diatonic octave. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 48 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave Keyboard range: C C / C C 24 Transposition is up 3 semitone(s), i.e., from C to D# There is one missing bass semitone There is an identical practice console The whole instrument was installed in 1994 with bells made by Eijsbouts Auxiliary mechanisms: E16Q Tower details: Height of console: 13 meters above ground Height of lowest level of bells: 16 meters above ground Height of highest level of bells: 19 meters above ground Belfry openness: 90% Year of latest technical information source is 1996*Links:
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