*Location:

   Oudekerkstoren
   Keizerstraat at Wassenaarsestraat
   Scheveningen,
     Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
   LL: N 52.10685, E 4.27274

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*Carillonist:

   Gijsbert Kok, City Carillonneur
   G.kok22@ziggo.nl

   Heleen van der Weel

*Contact:

   Oude Kerk
   Keizerstraat 8
   Scheveningen

*Schedule:

   Wed.1430-1530, Sat.1100-1200

*Remarks:

   Keyboard predates bells; was previously
   used at Woerden, St.Petrustoren

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 38 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the treble octave
   Keyboard range:     C D   /    ----  
   Transposition is up one octave
   There is one missing bass semitone
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 2015
     with bells made by Eijsbouts        
   Prior history:
     In 1975, the instrument was begun with 37 bells
       by Eijsbouts       
       There were two missing bass semitones
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2020

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   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 2020/06/04