RIDDERKERK : NETHERLANDS

*Location:

   Raadhuistoren
   Raadhuispassage, westof Koningsplein
   Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.87146, E 4.59894
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*Carillonist:

   Rien Donkersloot
   E: riendonkersloot@hotmail.com

*Contact:

   Gemeente Ridderkerk
   *parcel:
     Koningsplein 1
     2981 EA  Ridderkerk
   *postal:
     Postbus 271
     2980 AG  Ridderkerk
   T: 0180-451234

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 47 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The whole instrument was installed in 1978
     with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1991
*Links:

The city Website mentions that the carillon can be played for weddings and partnerships, but does not describe or locate it.

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Where 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/Zuid Holland.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on 29-Oct-19
   based on textual data last updated on 2019/10/28
   and on technical data last updated on 1992/07/07
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