SAN LUIS POTOSI : MEXICO

*Location:

   North tower
   Catedral Metropolitana
   Plaza de Las Armas
   Jardin Hidalgo at Manuel José Othón
   San Luís Potosí, SLP, Mexico
   LL: N 22.15180, W 100.97583
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*Carillonist:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Federico Diaz Infante Compeán
   E: instarec@prodigy.net.mx

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Swinging bells are D1,F#1,A1,B1.
   Dedicated 3 Nov.2010 by W.Crawford

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 36 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     D D   /    D F   
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   There is one missing bass semitone
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The whole instrument was installed in 2010
     with bells made by Eijsbouts    
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2010
*Links:

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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

Other medium carillons with similar keyboard ranges.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Mexico.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2011/01/15
   and on technical data last updated on 2011/01/11
*Photos:

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