*Location: Église Nôtre-Dame-en-Vaux Quai Notre-Dame at Rue de Vaux Châlons en Champagne (was Châlons-sur-Marne), Marne, France LL: N 48.95766, E 4.36343
*Carillonist: Eric Brottier, carillonneur 6 rue des 7 moulins 51000 Châlons-sur-Marne T: 26 65 58 80 E: brottier@club-internet.fr *Contact: Bureau Socio-Culturel (Mairie) - or - Abbe Dhyvert 1, Place Notre-Dame-Chalons - or - Office du Tourisme *Schedule: (unknown) *Remarks: Also 6 swinging bells in other tower (but uncertain which is which!). City renamed in 1998. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 56 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is E in the middle octave Transposition is up 9 semitone(s) Keyboard range: G A / C D 26 There are two missing bass semitones There is no practice console The instrument was enlarged in 1978 with 18 bells made by Paccard Prior history: In 1955, the instrument was enlarged to 51 bells by Paccard (32 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) Keyboard range was: G A 56/ ---- In 1860, the instrument was begun with 55 bells by Bollée (11 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was B in the bass octave Transposition was up 1 semitone(s) Keyboard range was: A#G / A#F 27 No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 1978*Links:
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