*Location:

   Sint Nicolaastoren (R.K.Kerk)
   Markt at Peperstraat
   Valkenswaard, N.Brabant, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.34934, E 5.45825

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*Carillonist:

   Tommy van Doorn
   E: tommyvandoorn@yahoo.com

   19xx-2023 Peter Bremer

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   Thursdays 1500-1600

*Remarks:

   Tower renovated 2011, carillon
   reinstalled; old keyboard remains
   on display.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 51 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is E  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     A#D   /    ----  
   Transposition is up  6 semitone(s), i.e., from C to F#
   There are two missing bass semitones
   There is no practice console
   The instrument was enlarged in 2011
     with bells made by Eijsbouts    
   Prior history:
     In 1959, the instrument was begun with 45 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
       Keyboard range was: (G )A#G   /    ----  
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The Dutch Wikipedia article about the church has a photo of the tower, but does not mention any bells.

The Dutch religious wiki page about the church has a few photos of the exterior, but does not mention any bells.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts 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.

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/Noord-Brabant.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/08/15
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/08/15