City Carillon *Location: O.L.V. Hemelvaartkerk (Assumption of Our Lady) Markt Zottegem (Sotteghem), Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium LL: N 50.86917, E 3.81076
*Carillonist: Paul Hoste E: hostepaul/@/ telenet DOTbe *Contact: Zottegem Dienst Kultuur Markt 1 9620 Zottegem T 09 364 64 61 F: 09 364 64 79 E: cultuur@zottegem.be *Schedule: Thursday 1800-1845 (summer), 1700-1745 (winter); Saturday 1515-1600 *Remarks: Oldest bells by Joris (Gregorius) duMery, who also supplied the drum. Expansion of 1925 was 4 large bells by Omer Michaux plus 4 small by local founder Karel de Mette. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 49 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave Transposition is up 3 semitone(s) Keyboard range: G D 44/ C G There are two missing bass semitones The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The instrument was enlarged in 1963 with 35 bells made by Petit & Fritsen Prior history: In 1925, the instrument was enlarged to 37 bells by Michaux (1 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) was C in the treble octave Transposition was up one octave Keyboard range was: (FG)C C /(FG)C F 18 In 1925, the instrument was enlarged to 33 bells by the maker cited in Remarks above (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown In 1867, the instrument was enlarged to 29 bells by vanAerschodt (2 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) In 1750, the instrument was begun with 20 bells by the maker cited in Remarks above (11 bells remain from that work.) No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2013*Links:
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