*Location:

   Lier Sykehus
   Fossveien
   Lier,
     Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
   LL: N 59.793, E 10.265

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Hospital closed, most buildings were
   demolished; fate of bells is unknown
  *Bourdon c3, 43cm, 55kg, 1976, Olsen

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard chime of  8 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the itty-bitty octave
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   Transposition is unknown
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The whole instrument was installed in 1976
     with bells made by Olsen            
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1992

The Norwegian Wikipedia article about the former hospital recounts its history but does not mention these bells.  Buildings F and C remain standing.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Olsen Nauen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all Scandinavian chimes by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all Scandinavian chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Scandinavian chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Norway.

   This page was built from the database on 29-Dec-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/12/07
   and on technical data last updated on 1992/05/07