City carillon *Location: Église Saint-Julien (Sint-Juliaankerk) Rue de Pintamont at Sq.Saint-Julien Ath (Aat), Hainaut, Belgium LL: N 50.62903, E 3.77522
*Carillonist: Jean-Claude Molle E: jcmolle/@/skynet DOTbe - and - Pascaline Flamme E: pascalineflamme@gmail.com *Contact: Association Campanaire Wallonie E: secretariat@campano.be - or - E: carillondath@gmail.com *Schedule: (unknown) *Remarks: Witlockx carillon of 1715-16 destroyed by fire in 1815. Sub-bourdon 1952, at pedal position B-flat. Drum & clockwork restored in 1991. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 49 bells Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is E in the middle octave Transposition is up 4 semitone(s) Keyboard range: C C 48/(F) C G There is one missing bass semitone There is no practice console The instrument was enlarged in 2000 with 3 bells made by Petit & Fritsen Prior history: In 1981, the instrument was enlarged to 46 bells by Petit & Fritsen (3 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) Keyboard range was: C -- /(F) C G In 1954, the instrument was enlarged to 43 bells by Michiels (1 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) Keyboard range was: C G /(F) C G In 1953, the instrument was begun with 42 bells made by Michiels (42 bells remain from that work.) There were two missing bass semitones In 1715, a complete instrument of 37 bells was installed by the maker cited in Remarks above (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown Auxiliary mechanisms: E Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2022*Links:
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