*Location:

   Stadhuistoren
   Wal at Groot Paradijs
   Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.43484, E 5.48056

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*Carillonist:

   Rosemarie Seuntiëns, stadsbeiaardier
   E: rosemarie.seuntiens@gmail.com

*Contact:

   Gemeente Eindhoven
   Stadskantoor
   *parcel:
     Stadhuisplein 10
     5611 EM Eindhoven
   *postal:
     Postbus 90150
     5600 RB Eindhoven
   T: 040 238 6000
   E: gemeente@eindhoven.nl

*Schedule:

   Wednesday 1230-1330

*Remarks:

   1686 chime by Claude Fremy, delivered
   by Jan Fremy; replaced by Alexius
   Jullien of Luik in 1722.
   Taylor carillon stolen in WW II

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is G# in the middle octave
   Keyboard range: (G )A#A#  /    ----  
   Transposition is up 10 semitone(s), i.e., from C to A#
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in unknown year
     with bells made by Eijsbouts    
   Prior history:
     In 1969, the instrument was begun with 45 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
       Keyboard range was: (G )A#G   /    ----  
     In 1914, a complete instrument of 25 bells was installed
       with bells made by Taylor      
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was C  in the treble octave
       There were no missing bass semitones
     In 1722, a complete instrument of an unknown number of bells was installed
       with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
     In 1686, a complete instrument of 16 bells was installed
       with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2012

This carillon is mentioned in the English version of a lecture (PDF) given to the WCF Congress in Antwerp 2014 by Laura Meilink, covering the history of Hemony & Fremy among the bellfounders of Amsterdam.

A brief page about the carillon has photos of the old and new city hall buildings.

The carillonneur's Website (in Dutch and English) has a small photo of the tower and a brief description of the instrument.  The promised "more" is empty.

The city Website seems to have little information about the carillon.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous 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 Eijsbouts 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 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-Brabant.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2020/04/01
   and on technical data last updated on 2020/04/01