FREDERIKSHAVN : DENMARK - J

*Location:

   Kirke
   Kirkepladsen
   Frederikshavn, Nordjyllands Amt, Denmark
   LL: N 57.4410, E 10.5376
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*Carillonist:

   Thomas M. Kursch, Organist
   Visbergsgade 17
   DK-9900 Frederikshavn
   T: 98 42 25 75
   E: kirkekursch@mail.dk

*Contact:

   Frederikshavn Kirke
   Kirkepladsen 6
   DK-9900 Frederikshavn
   T: 98 42 05 99   F: 98 42 24 99
   E: gmho@km.dk

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Installed Dec.1984 and May 1985, by
   K.E.Vestergaard, "Kevest"; the only 
   known European baton keyboard without
   pedals.
   Also two swinging bells by L.Anderson,
   1892.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 24 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the treble octave
   Transposition is up two octaves
   Keyboard range:     G G   /    NONE  
   There is one missing bass semitone
   The whole instrument was installed in 1985
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Auxiliary mechanisms: IE    
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2006
*Links:

The church's home page has a photo of the building; the carillon is barely mentioned on the Historie page.  Another photo of the building and tower appears on the Concerter page (actually a separate Website of the church organist).

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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

Index to all traditional carillons in DK.

Index to all tower bell instruments in DK/Jylland.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on 20-Sep-15
   based on textual data last updated on 2015/09/09
   and on technical data last updated on 2006/08/18
*Photos:

(none available)

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