GORINCHEM - STJ : NETHERLANDS

*Location:

   Sint Janstoren (Grote Kerk)
   Krijtstraat at Zusterhuis
   Gorinchem (Gorkum),
     Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.82960, E 4.97270
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*Carillonist:

   Henny Blom
   E: hogeblom@gmail.com

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Original instrument, by de Haze, was
   moved to Sint Maartenstoren in 1965-7.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 47 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    ----  
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The present keyboard was installed in 1985
     by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     In 1965, the complete instrument of 47 bells was installed
       with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
       Keyboard range was:     C C   /    NONE  
   Auxiliary mechanisms: M     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1992
*Links:

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 tower bell instruments in NL/Zuid-Holland.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2020/03/21
   and on technical data last updated on 2012/11/02
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