(Modern carillon)

*Location:

   Upper belfry
   Sint-Romboutstoren
   Onder den Toren / Sint-Romboutskerkhof
   Mechelen (Malines, Mechlin),
     Antwerpen, Belgium
   LL: N 51.02893, E 4.47829

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*Carillonist:

   Eddy Mariën, stadsbeiaardier
   E: marien.eddy@hotmail.com
   - and -
   Mark van Bets, kerk-beiaardier
   E: vanbets-decoster @ telenet DOTbe

*Contact:

   Dienst Toerisme
   Stadhuis
   Grote Markt
   2800 Mechelen
   T: 015/29 76 50

*Schedule:

   Saturday 1130-1230, Sunday 1500-1600,
   Monday 2030-2130 (Jun-Sep)

*Remarks:

   In total weight, this was the heaviest
   carillon in Europe until 1986.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F  in the bass octave
   Keyboard range:     A#C   /    A#G   
   Transposition is down 5 semitone(s), i.e., from C to G 
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The whole instrument was installed in 1981
     with bells made by Eijsbouts    
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details: 
     Height of console:                 75 meters above ground
     Height of lowest level of bells:   71 meters above ground
     Height of highest level of bells:  79 meters above ground
     Belfry openness:  35%
   Year of latest technical information source is 2020

Descriptive article (in Dutch, with tower photo) from the VBV (Vlaamse Beiaard Vereniging), covering both historic and modern carillons.

Page in Dutch with 3 photos of the tower plus many of the rest of the building - all clickable for much larger versions.

Stock photo of the clock and drum

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

Ranking among all Belgian traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all Belgian traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Belgian traditional carillons by year of completion.

Where the bass bell of this carillon ranks among all great bells in Europe.
Where the #2 bell of this carillon ranks among all great bells in Europe.

Index to all traditional carillons in BE.

Index to all tower bell instruments in BE/Antwerpen.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2020/10/22
   and on technical data last updated on 2020/12/31