*Location:

   Sint Gerardus Majella Kerk
   Vleutenseweg and Thomas a Kempisweg
   Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
   LL: N 52.09530, E 5.08600

   New wooden ships ladders

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*Carillonist:

   (unknown)

   Peter Bremer
   Wim Westerop

*Contact:

   H.Gerardus Majella Parochie
   Vleutenseweg 517
   3532 HK  Utrecht
   T: 030/2931474
   E: info@gerardusmajella.nl

*Schedule:

   None - disused for many years.

*Remarks:

   Three basses also swing.
   2025: restorated by Simon Laudy.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 35 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C C 23
   Transposition is up  7 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 whole instrument was installed in 1954
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen (except for 2)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: ES3   
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2025

The church Website mentions the carillon and the family which donated it.  Another page has a photo of the tower.  There is a page of thanks for those who contributed to the restoration.  About the concert:
A video (46:24) of the Easter 2025 concert on the carillon pens in the church and follows the carillonist up the tower.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen 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/Utrecht.

   This page was built from the database on  1-Aug-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/07/25
   and on technical data last updated on 1992/01/15