*Location:

   Sint-Maartenstoren (Martinikerk)
   N.H.Kerk (Grote Kerk)
   Oude Kerkhof at Grote Kerkstraat
   Sneek (Snits), Friesland, Netherlands
   LL: N 53.03176, E 5.65848

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*Carillonist:

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

   1963-2023 Dirk S. Donker

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   Tuesday & Friday, 1200-30

*Remarks:

   G&J carillon (installed by Eijsbouts)
   was stolen in WW II;
   previous bells by Borchard & Eckhof.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 50 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 1969, the instrument was enlarged to 47 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
       Pitch of heaviest bell was D# in the middle octave
       Keyboard range was:     C C   /    ----  
       Transposition was up  3 semitone(s), i.e., from C to D#
       There were two missing bass semitones
     In 1955, the instrument was enlarged to 37 bells
       by vanBergen   
       (13 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was A  in the middle octave
     In 1949, the instrument was begun with 32 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
       Pitch of heaviest bell was A# in the middle octave
     In 1928, a complete instrument of 25 bells was installed
       with bells made by Gillett & Johnston
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was C  in the treble octave
       There were no missing bass semitones
     In 1770, a complete instrument of 26 bells was installed
       with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2008

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Gillett & Johnston bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the fourth phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the vanBergen bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the fifth phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen 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.

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Index to all traditional carillons in Netherlands.

Index to all tower bell instruments in NL/Friesland.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/08/16
   and on technical data last updated on 2008/03/14