*Location:

   Sint Jakobstoren
   Ned.Herv.Kerk (Grote Kerk)
   Oude Markt
   Vlissingen (Flushing),
     Zeeland, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.44268, E 3.57406

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*Carillonist:

   Jos Vogel, stadsbeiaardier
   E: vogeljos/@/zeelandnet DOTnl

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Carillon by Taylor (installed by
   Eijsbouts, then stolen in WW II)
   replaced one by van den Gheyn (burned
   1911), which had replaced one by
   Thomas Both.  3 basses swing.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 47 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    ----  
   Transposition is up  2 semitone(s), i.e., from C to D 
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The whole instrument was installed in 1951
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1914, a complete instrument of 33 bells was installed
       with bells made by Taylor      
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was E  in the middle octave
     In 1740, the instrument was enlarged to 40 bells
       by vandenGheyn 
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
     In 1587, the instrument was begun with an unknown number of bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: W3    
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1969

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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 Vanden Gheyn bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2012/02/01
   and on technical data last updated on 2012/02/01