*Location:

   Belfort
   Groote Markt
   Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.30886, E 3.38611

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*Carillonist:

   Piet Hamelink
   E: hamelink.p.j@gmail.com

*Contact:

   Gemeente Sluis
   Niewstraat 22
   4501 BD Oostburg
   T: 0117/457 000
   E: info@gemeentesluis.nl

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 41 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 unknown year
     with bells made by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     In 1960, the instrument was begun with 37 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
       Pitch of heaviest bell was A# in the middle octave
       Keyboard range was:     C D   /    ----  
       Transposition was up 10 semitone(s), i.e., from C to A#
       There were two missing bass semitones
   Auxiliary mechanisms:  E    
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2015

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   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2019/09/19
   and on technical data last updated on 2015/10/10