*Location:

   Gemeentehuis (Raadhuistoren)
   Raadhuisplein, near Brinklaan
   Bussum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
   LL: N 52.27774, E 5.16301

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*Carillonist:

   (position vacant)
   ??-?? Jan E. A. Kruls
   2020-24 Levina Pors   (d.)

*Contact:

   Gemeente Gooise Meren
   Brinklaan 35
   1404 EP  Bussum
   T: 35/207 0000
   E: griffie/@/gooisemeren.nl

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Since 1 Jan 2016, Bussum has been
   incorporated into the larger
   Gemeente Gooise Meren.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 47 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the treble octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    ----  
   Transposition is up one octave
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The whole instrument was installed in 1974
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   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:  99%
   Year of latest technical information source is 1976

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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

Index to all traditional carillons in Netherlands.

Index to all tower bell instruments in NL/Noord-Holland.

   This page was built from the database on 29-Dec-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/12/28
   and on technical data last updated on 1975/07/20