*Location:

   N.H.Kerktoren (Dorpstoren)
   Kerkplein
   Moordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.98660, E 4.67084

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*Carillonist:

   Maarten Siebel
   E: maartensiebel@gmail.com

   1962-2008 Charlotte Stoutjesdijk

*Contact:

   Stichting Torenmuziek Moordrecht
   E: info/@/torenmuziekmoordrecht DOTnl

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 38 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   Transposition is unknown
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 2011
     with bells made by an unknown maker 
   Prior history:
     In 1960, the instrument was begun with 18 bells
       by Eijsbouts       
       Pitch of heaviest bell was F  in the treble octave
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2019

Tower photo

The Website of the Moordrecht Association for Tower Music has many photos on the home page, but is seriously out of date with respect to news (as of May 2019).

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 unknown bellfoundries, 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/Zuid Holland.

   This page was built from the database on  2-Mar-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/02/02
   and on technical data last updated on 2019/06/01