Beckering Family Carillon

*Location:

   DeVos Center
   Grand Valley State University
   West Fulton Street at Winter Avenue NW
   Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
   LL: N 42.96378, W 85.68074

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*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

*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:

   Daily at either 1200 or 1700;
   Sunday at 1200 or 1215

*Remarks:

   Dedicated 8 Sep 2000.
   Entire installation by Paccard,
   except practice console by Eijsbouts.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 48 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C C   
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   There is one missing bass semitone
   There is a practice console
   The whole instrument was installed in 2000
     with bells made by Paccard      
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E28   
   Tower details: 
     Height of console:                 22 meters above ground
     Height of lowest level of bells:   27 meters above ground
     Height of highest level of bells:  32 meters above ground
     Belfry openness:  90%
   Year of latest technical information source is 2005

On the GVSU Website, there are numerous news articles which mention the tower, but there is no detailed information about the instrument.

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Ranking among all North American traditional carillons by weight.
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Other concert carillons with similar keyboard ranges.

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   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2020/12/12
   and on technical data last updated on 2005/07/08