*Location: St.Annakirche Annaplatz Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany LL: N 50.80116, E 6.48360
*Carillonist: None *Contact: Pfarre St.Lukas Annaplatz 8 52349 Düren T: 02421/38898-0 E: pfarre/@/st-lukas DOTorg *Schedule: Hour strike (details unknown) *Remarks: Old glockenspiel, by Henrick van Trier, Aachen, had 2 bells cast 1545 plus a chime of 12 and a ringing bell cast in 1564--the first chime in Rhineland. One swinger recast 1697 (by Christoph van Trier) and 1934 (by Petit & Edelbrock); great bell recast 1841 by Sebastian Bernard Dubois, Münster (W). Two largest seized in WW IIl; the rest were destroyed by bombing in 1944. Tower also contains 4 swinging bells cast in 1964 by Mabilon, Saarburg, (C,D,E,F + counterweights) from the fragments of the old bells. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 37 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is G in the middle octave Transposition is up 7 semitone(s) Keyboard range: C D / C G There are two missing bass semitones The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The whole instrument was installed in 1965 with bells made by Petit & Fritsen Prior history: In 1564, a complete instrument of 15 bells was installed with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) was C in the treble octave Keyboard range was: (3)C F 12/ NONE Auxiliary mechanisms: E Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2023*Links:
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