*Location:

   Châtelet
   Kasteel de Haar
   Kasteellaan
   Haarzuilens, Utrecht, Netherlands
   LL: N 52.12175, E 4.98569

   Musiekschool Vleuten

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*Carillonist:

   (none appointed)

*Contact:

   Kasteel de Haar
   Kasteellaan 1
   3455 RR  Haarzuilens
   T: 030/6778515
   E: informatie/@/kasteeldehaar DOTnl

*Schedule:

   (rarely played by hand)

*Remarks:

   The Music School of Vleuten donated the
   bells of its automatic chime to form
   the basis of this carillon; equal
   temperament.  Also a MIDI/baton keyboard
   (manual only) which can be used at
   ground level as a demonstrator.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 26 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the treble octave
   Keyboard range:     C D   /    C D   
   Transposition is up 19 semitone(s), i.e., from C to G 
   There is one missing bass semitone
   There is an identical practice console
   The instrument was enlarged in 2019
     with bells made by Eijsbouts    
   Prior history:
     In 2019, the instrument was begun with 12 bells
       made by Eijsbouts in 1973  
       Pitch of heaviest bell was C  in the itty-bitty octave
   Auxiliary mechanisms: MH    
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The English Wikipedia article about the castle gives its history, but does not mention this carillon, and has no photos that include the bell tower (which is not on the castle itself but on the auxiliary building to its north).

The castle Website, in five languages, does not mention the bells.
The main photo on this page shows the bell tower of the Chatelet to the right of the castle proper; the belfry is halfway up the spire.

Where the initial 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/Utrecht.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/09/06
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/09/06