*Location:

   Nicolaïtoren
   Sint Nicolaaskerk
   Wijkstraat at De Riepe
   Appingedam, Groningen, Netherlands
   LL: N 53.32000, E 6.85722

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*Carillonist:

   Adolph Rots, stadsbeiaardier
   E: adolph.rots @ hetnet DOTnl

*Contact:

   Stichting Damster Klokkenspel
   E: dijkado /@/ netnet DOTnl

*Schedule:

   Fridays 1915-45, mid-May to mid-Sep

*Remarks:

   Original bells cast by François Simon;
   in 1834, six surviving bells were
   reinstalled in new tower by van Bergen
   (Midwolda), who provided 8 new bells.
   (One Simon bell is now in the Museum
   Stad Appingedam, or City Museum.)
   Expansion of 1959 added 12 bells,
   replacing none; expansion of 1991
   replaced all van Bergen bells and two
   by Taylor.
   New drum from Eijsbouts installed by
   Reiderland Foundry in 1999.
   Three bass bells also swing by hand.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 51 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C D 50/    A#G   
   Transposition is up  7 semitone(s), i.e., from C to G 
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 2000
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1991, the instrument was enlarged to 50 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
       Pitch of heaviest bell was G  in the middle octave
       There was one missing bass semitone
     In 1959, the instrument was enlarged to 37 bells
       by vanBergen   
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was C  in the treble octave
       Keyboard range was:     --C   /    C --  
       Transposition was up one octave
       There were no missing bass semitones
     In 1911, the instrument was begun with 25 bells
       by Taylor      
       (23 bells remain from that work.)
     In 1834, the instrument was enlarged to 14 bells
       by vanBergen   
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
     In 1620, the instrument was begun with 13 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: MW3   
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2008

WCF photo of the tower

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Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the vanBergen bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the fourth phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the vanBergen bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the fifth phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/05/27
   and on technical data last updated on 2008/05/27