City carillon (stadsbeiaard) *Location: O.L.V. Kathedraal Handschoenmarkt Antwerpen (Anvers, Antwerp), Antwerpen, Belgium LL: N 51.22056, E 4.40062
*Carillonist: Koen van Assche E: beiaardierkoen@hotmail.com - and - Liesbeth Janssens E: jliesbeth@telenet.be *Contact: VVV-Antwerpen Grote Markt 40 2000 Antwerpen T: 03/232 01 03 *Schedule: Fridays 1130-1230; Mondays Jul-Aug 2100-2200; Sundays May-Sep 1500-1600 *Remarks: The chime of 1540 combined 5 old bells with 12 new ones by C.Waghavens of Mechelen, with clavier and drum. Various later additions (totalling 31 by 1648) were replaced by F.&P. Hemony in 1655. F.Hemony added 4 plus the old "Gabriel" storm- and hour-bell (by J.&W. Hoerken, 's Hertogenbosch, 1459) in 1658. Bells of 1751/67 (3 added) by du Mery. "Gabriel" was the bourdon of the 1904 carillon, and remains. Tower also contains 8 swinging bells belonging to the Cathedral; some were part of a church-owned carillon which was largely moved to Hoogstraten (q.v.) in 1957. 39-note keyboard is shown in an old photo; there was a matching practice keyboard, fully chromatic. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 49 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is G in the bass octave Transposition is down 3 semitone(s) Keyboard range: --C / A#-- There are two missing bass semitones The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The instrument was enlarged in 1990 with 2 bells made by Eijsbouts Prior history: In 1972, 10 bells were recast or replaced with bells made by Eijsbouts (10 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was A in the bass octave Keyboard range was: C C / ---- In 1951, some bells were recast or replaced with bells made by Michiels (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was G in the bass octave In 1904, the instrument was enlarged to 47 bells by vanAerschodt (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was A in the bass octave Transposition was down 3 semitone(s) Keyboard range was: C C / C G There were two missing bass semitones In 1767, the instrument was enlarged to 40 bells by the maker cited in Remarks above (1 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was G in the bass octave Previously, the keyboard was replaced by an unknown maker Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown Keyboard range was: C E / C E There were two missing bass semitones In 1658, the instrument was enlarged to 37 bells by Hemony (4 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was G in the bass octave In 1655, the instrument was enlarged to 32 bells by Hemony (36 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) In 1540, the instrument was begun with 17 bells by the maker cited in Remarks above (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown Auxiliary mechanisms: M Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 1991*Links:
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