GELDROP : NETHERLANDS

*Location:

   South tower
   R.K.Kerk H. Brigida
   (St.Brigidatoren)
   Nieuwendijk at Achter de Kerk
   Geldrop, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.42211, E 5.55751
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*Carillonist:

   Tommy van Doorn
   E: tommyvandoorn@yahoo.com
*Past carillonist:
   ????-2020 Gildas Delaporte   (d.2020)

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   Alternate Wednesdays 1330-1430

*Remarks:

   Original carillon was in a small
   temporary frame ('Klokkestoel').

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 47 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  7 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C G   
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 1976
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1965, the instrument was begun with 37 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
       Pitch of heaviest bell was C  in the treble octave
       Transposition was up one octave
       Keyboard range was:     C D   /    ----  
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1976
*Links:

The Website of the carillonist (in Dutch) has photos, description and history.

The Website of the carillon association

The Dutch Wikipedia page about the building is short, with one photo, and no mention of any bells.  Follow the Wikimedia Commons link to find more photos of the building.

The Dutch Reliwiki page about the building has many photos of it, but does not mention any bells.

Where the initial 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.

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.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on  5-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/09/20
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/09/20
*Photos:

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