*Location:

   Sint Michielstoren (Stadstoren)
   Ned.Herv.Kerk
   Noord IJsselkade at Noorder Kerkstraat
   Oudewater, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
   LL: N 52.02234, E 4.86983

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*Carillonist:

   Bob van der Linde
   E: info/@/bobvanderlinde DOTnl

   19??-1993 Jaap van der Ende
   ????-???? Gideon Bodden
   ????-2020 Gildas Delaporte   (d.2020)

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Bass bell swings.  Auto. computer.
   Taylor added 2 basses, replaced/added
   22 trebles.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 51 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F# in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     --C   /    A#--  
   Transposition is up  8 semitone(s), i.e., from C to G#
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 1991
     with 24 bells made by Taylor       
   Prior history:
     In 1968, the instrument was enlarged to 49 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
       (4 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was G# in the middle octave
       Transposition was up 10 semitone(s), i.e., from C to A#
     In 1950, the instrument was begun with 35 bells
       made by Petit & Fritsen
       (23 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was C  in the treble octave
     In 1923, the instrument was enlarged to 25 bells
       by an unknown maker
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was A# in the middle octave
     In 1601, the instrument was begun with 20 bells
       made by an unknown maker
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1991

Photos of the 5 towers where Gideon Bodden plays, including this one.  (Unfortunately, the link to a page about the Oudewater carillon is broken.)

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of unknown bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of unknown bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen 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 Taylor 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/Zuid-Holland.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/09/22
   and on technical data last updated on 2012/02/02