City carillon (stadsbeiaard, #5) *Location: South tower Cathedral of SS.Michael & Gudula (St.Michielstoren, Cathédrale St-Michel) Sint-Goedeleplein Bruxelles / Brussel, Brabant, Belgium LL: N 50.84782, E 4.35932
*Carillonist: (guests) - and - Carl Van Eyndhoven E: carl.v.e/@/skynet DOTbe *Contact: Cathedral Culture & Tourism Office T: 02/217.83.45 E: arsincathedrali@gmail.com *Schedule: May-Sep: Saturday 1500-1600; Oct-Apr: weekly, about an hour near mid-day (variable day & time) *Remarks: First four bells supplied through Horacantus in 1967. North tower holds "Salvator", est.6600-6700 kg, 1638, by P. de Clerck & P. vanden Ghein. The previous carillon here (33 A.-J. vanden Gheyn, 1762-7, with 7 older bells) was not a city carillon (see BRUSSELS - STN and BRUSSELS - B for the 4 previous ones); it was destroyed by war in 1793. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 49 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the bass octave Transposition is nil (concert pitch) Keyboard range: G C 42/ A#G There are two missing bass semitones The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The whole instrument was installed in 1975 with bells made by Eijsbouts Prior history: In 1767, a complete instrument of 40 bells was installed by vandenGheyn (0 bells remain from that work.) Auxiliary mechanisms: EW7 Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2021
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