*Location:

   St.Petrustoren
   N.H.Grote Kerk
   Kerkplein
   Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands
   LL: N 52.08601, E 4.88357

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*Carillonist:

   Henk Verhoef
   E: HenkVerhoef/@/xs4all DOTnl

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Includes bell by P. Hemony, 1675

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 48 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the bass octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    ----  
   Transposition is down 2 semitone(s), i.e., from C to A#
   There is one missing bass semitone
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 2015
     with  1 bells made by Eijsbouts    
   Prior history:
     In 1973, the instrument was enlarged to 47 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
       (9 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
       There were two missing bass semitones
     In 1964, the instrument was begun with 38 bells
       by Eijsbouts    (except for 1)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was F# in the middle octave
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2022

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

The Dutch religious wiki page about the church has several photos of the tower, and mentions a church bell by Pieter Hemony (1675) but not the carillon.

A Waymarking page has four photos and a brief history (in Dutch and English).

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 second 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 the Eijsbouts 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 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/01/24
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/01/24