*Location: Beffroi (Belfort) Rue des Gades at Rue des Clercs Mons (Bergen), Hainaut, Belgium LL: N 50.45410, E 3.94992
*Carillonist: Patrice Poliart E: cloches-art.desoignies@hotmail.com - and - Audrey Dye E: audreyaucarillon@gmail.com - and - Pascalline Flamme E: pascalineflamme@gmail.com - and - Charles Dairay E: cdairay/@/ch-saint-amand-les-eaux.fr *Contact: Odile Moreau E: odile.moreau/@/ville.mons.be - or - Manuela Valentino, Conservator E: manuela.valentino@ville.mons.be - or (for questions about the belfry) - E: polemuseal@ville.mons.be - or (for tourism) - T: (0)65 33.55.80 E: info.tourisme@ville.mons.be *Schedule: (unknown) *Remarks: Carillon of 1673 by Delapaix. Some bells by Barbieux (1,1714), Drouot-Bastien (6 or 7,1820-21). In 1925, carillon contained 21 Delapaix bells, 10 by Chevresson, Simon & duForest (1761) and 7 van Aerschodt trebles, total 44. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 49 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is A in the bass octave Transposition is down 1 semitone(s) Keyboard range: F C 44/ A#G There are two missing bass semitones The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The instrument was enlarged in 1980 with 2 bells made by Sergeys Prior history: In 1934, 25 bells were recast or replaced with bells made by Michiels (25 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) Transposition was down 3 semitone(s) Keyboard range was: C C / C G In 1911, the instrument was enlarged to 47 bells by vanAerschodt (5 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) In 1673, the instrument was begun with 35 bells by the maker cited in Remarks above (9 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown Auxiliary mechanisms: MS1 Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2021*Links:
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