*Location: Beffroi (Tour Église Saint-Eloi) Rue Clemenceau at Place du Beffroi Dunkerque (Dunkirk), Nord, France LL: N 51.03559, E 2.37617
*Carillonist: Alfred Lesecq E: Alfred.Lesecq/@/wanadoo DOTfr*Former carillonist: Adalbert Carriere *Contact: Mairie de Dunkerque (Service de Fêtes) - or - Office du Tourisme 4 place Charles Valentin 59140 Dunkerque T: 28 26 27 27 - or - Paroisse Saint-Eloi 2 Rue Clemenceau 59140 Dunkerque T: 03 28 66 56 59 *Schedule: Saturday 1600-1645 Visits possible in July and August. Auto-play at the quarters, 0800-2000 daily (except Thursday from 1000). *Remarks: Detached tower. Carillon of 1852, chiefly by van Aerschodt, destroyed 1944. Previous instruments date back to 1531 or earlier. Bourdon "Jean Bart", 5 tonnes; four largest swing as church bells. 2009: totally restored, after 12 years of silence; new keyboard has dropped bass C# key, carbon fiber transmission. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 50 bells Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is C in the middle octave Transposition is up 2 semitone(s) Keyboard range: (G )A#C /(G )A#G 21 There are two missing bass semitones The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The instrument was enlarged in 2009 with 2 bells made by an unknown maker Prior history: In 1962, the instrument was begun with 48 bells by Paccard Transposition was nil (concert pitch) Keyboard range was: (G )C C / ---- In 1852, a complete instrument of 36 bells was installed by vanAerschodt (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown Auxiliary mechanisms: S4 Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2024*Links:
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