*Location:

   H.Maria Presentatie R.K. Kerk
   (OLV-Toren)
   (Church of the Presentation of Mary)
   Kerkstraat at Wilhelminastraat
   Asten, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.40288, E 5.74424

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*Carillonist:

   Rosemarie Seuntiëns
   E: rosemarie.seuntiens@gmail.com

   19??-2015 Arie Abbenes   (A)

*Contact:

   H. Maria-Presentatie Kerk
   Wilhelminastraat 3
   NL-5721 Asten

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   3 other swinging bells in the tower,
   including hour bell.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 56 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   Transposition is unknown
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in unknown year
     with bells made by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     In 1980, the instrument was enlarged to 55 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
       Pitch of heaviest bell was C# in the middle octave
       Keyboard range was:     ----  /    A#--  
       Transposition was up  3 semitone(s), i.e., from C to D#
       There were three missing bass semitones
     In 1966, the instrument was begun with 49 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
       Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) was G# in the middle octave
       Keyboard range was:     G C 42/(G) A#G   
       Transposition was up 10 semitone(s), i.e., from C to A#
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E37S2 
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2015

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   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2019/09/19
   and on technical data last updated on 2015/10/10