*Location:

   Kasteel Nijenrode
   Nyenrode Business Universiteit
   Straatweg
   Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands
   LL: N 52.16406, E 5.00937

   Huize Witzand
   Blaricum  [see below]

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*Player:

   Jan Willem Achterkamp,
     Universiteitsbeiaardier
   E: j.w.achterkamp@nyenrode.nl
      jw/@/janwillemachterkamp DOTnl

*Contact:

   Nyenrode Business Universiteit
   *parcel:
     Straatweg 25
     3621 BG Breukelen
   *postal:
     PO Box 130
     3620 AC Breukelen
   T: (0)346 291 211   E: info@nyenrode.nl

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Only the hour bell remains of 6 cast
   by Taylor in 1915; the other 5 were
   removed when the Blaricum bells were
   brought here by Addicks in 1940, along
   with drum; 2 new bells added then (low
   and high F).  Range is mini-carillon
   without lowest 2 semitones & minor 6th,
   plus sub-bourdon;equal temperament.
   Original added semitones were flat 7th,
   sharp 4th & sharp octave.
   Drum has 2 hammers per bell.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (baton keyboard) of 18 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is F  in the treble octave
   Keyboard range: (G )C G   /    ----  
   Transposition is up 17 semitone(s), i.e., from C to F 
   The arrangement of tones and/or semitones
     is non-standard; see Remarks above.
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 2015
     with  2 bells made by Eijsbouts        
   Prior history:
     In 1940, the instrument was begun with 16 bells
       by Taylor          
       (* bells remain from that work.)
       There were three added semitones
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details: 
     Height of console:                 (unknown)
     Height of lowest level of bells:   (unknown)
     Height of highest level of bells:  (unknown)
     Belfry openness:  95%
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

Wikipedia photo of the Kasteel van Nijenrode; the bells are clearly visible in the open lantern of the tower.

The University Website has an aerial photo of the castle in the rotating series on the home page.  There is a page about the chime, with photos of the bells, keyboard and drum, and a detailed history.

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

Ranking among all Netherlands chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Netherlands chimes by pitch of largest bell.
Ranking among all Netherlands chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in NL/Utrecht.

   This page was built from the database on  2-Mar-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/01/15
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/09/01