*Location: Tour Yolande de France Sainte Chapelle Château des Ducs de Savoie Chambéry, Savoie, France LL: N 45.56472, E 5.91558
*Carillonist: Jean-Pierre Vittot Myans 73800 Montmelian T: 79 28 14 40 E: jean.pierre.vittot@wanadoo.fr - and - Abbé Marc Guilmot *Contact: (unknown) *Schedule: Saturday 1115-1215 (Vittot) and 1800-1830 (Guilmot) *Remarks: First 37 bells cast for 1937 World's Fair before being installed here; removed in 1986. An old report cites the Chateau des Ducs de Bourgogne. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 70 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is G in the bass octave Transposition is nil (concert pitch) Keyboard range: G F / G C 29 There is one missing bass semitone The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The whole instrument was installed in 1992 with bells made by Paccard Prior history: In 1960, the instrument was enlarged to 40 bells by an unknown maker (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown In 1938, the instrument was begun with 37 bells by Paccard (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was G in the middle octave There were no missing bass semitones No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 1993*Links:
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