Peace Carillon

*Location:

   Sint-Niklaaskerk (St.Nicolaï Church)
   Kerkstraat at Korte Mooiestraat
   Mesen (Messines),
     West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
   LL: N 50.76416, E 2.89922

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   The town is on the border between
   Flanders and Wallonia; the church is in
   the Wallonian sector.  An ancient chime
   was seized in 1793 to make cannons.
   Dedicated 1 June 1996, with 53 bells;
   sequence of post-1991 additions not
   known; incorporates 3 existing swinging
   bells.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard carillon of 61 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The instrument was enlarged in 2002
     with bells made by Eijsbouts    
   Prior history:
     In 1991, the instrument was enlarged to 37 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
       Pitch of heaviest bell was C  in the treble octave
     In 1988, the instrument was enlarged to 20 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
       Pitch of heaviest bell was E  in the treble octave
     In 1986, the instrument was begun with 14 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
       Pitch of heaviest bell was F# in the treble octave
     In 17xx, a complete instrument of 15 bells was installed
       with bells made by an unknown maker
       (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 2020

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   This page was built from the database on  5-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2020/03/07
   and on technical data last updated on 2020/03/07