*Location: Town belfry Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste (St.John's Church) Place du Marché aux chevaux (at city center) Bourbourg (Brockburg, Broeksburg), Nord, France LL: N 50.94660, E 2.19686
*Carillonist: Jacques Martel E: jacques.martel/@/ bbox DOTfr - and - Aldo Specque E: aldo.specque/@/wanadoo DOTfr*Former carillonist: 1930-40 Moses Marcant *Contact: (unknown) *Schedule: Tuesdays, 1030-1100. Tunes at the quarter hours *Remarks: Carillon of 1868, by André Louis Jean van Aerschodt, destroyed by fire on 25 May 40 (in WW II), along with 2 swinging bells by Michel Leenknecht of Bruges, cast in 1429. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 50 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the middle octave Transposition is up one octave Keyboard range: A#C / A#G There is one missing bass semitone The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The whole instrument was installed in 2008 with bells made by Paccard Prior history: In 1963, a complete instrument of 37 bells was installed by Bollée (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was C in the treble octave There were no missing bass semitones In 1868, a complete instrument of 37 bells was installed by vanAerschodt (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was F in the middle octave In 1722, a complete instrument of 23 bells was installed by an unknown maker (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2013*Links:
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