*Location: Cathédrale Sainte-Bénigne Place Ste.Bénigne (Square des Benédictins at Rue Mariotte) Dijon, Côte d'Or, France LL: N 47.32156, E 5.03413
*Carillonist: Chantal Bégeot*Former carillonists: Patrick Jothie (titulaire) Henri Garnier (honoraire) *Contact: (unknown) *Schedule: Sunday and holidays 1145; also 2045 in August during International Carillon Festival *Remarks: Old bells by Causard (13,1960) and other founders; the following numbers remain: Morel 4, Berthier 1, Fort 2, Paccard 56. Transposition in RE. Also an anonymous bell from 1636, not part of the carillon. Unclear which tower holds bells. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 63 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown Transposition is unknown Keyboard range: ---- / ---- The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown. The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The instrument was enlarged in 1987 with bells made by Paccard Prior history: In 1980, the instrument was enlarged to 56 bells by an unknown maker In 1974, the instrument was enlarged to 49 bells by Paccard (24 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) was C in the middle octave Transposition was nil (concert pitch) Keyboard range was: C C /(FA)C -- There were two missing bass semitones In 1973, the instrument was enlarged to 41 bells by an unknown maker Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown In 1961, the instrument was enlarged to 25 bells by Causard (0 bells remain from that work.) In 1902, the instrument was begun with 13 bells by an unknown maker No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 1992*Links:
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