*Location: Beffroi Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) Rue de la Mairie Douai, Nord, France LL: N 50.36799, E 3.08061
*Carillonist: Stéfano Colletti E: info/@/stefanocolletti DOTcom*Former carillonists: (all known since 1391) Jean-Claude Eloire Didier Lannoy 1954-98 Jacques Lannoy (H) *Contact: Mlle. Mestaver, Archiviste de Hôtel de Ville - or - Office du Tourisme Bernard Lamoine, directeur T: 20 26 89 03 - or - Hôtel de ville (service des fêtes) T: 27 87 26 63 - or - École Française de Carillon (French Carillon School) rue de la Fonderie 59500 Douai T: 27 88 79 74 *Schedule: Saturdays 1045-1145 (for marriages); Sundays and holidays 1100-1200; International Carillon Festival on Mondays in July and August at 2100. Carillon-orchestra-ballet on 3rd Sat. in June or 1st Sat. in July. Hour strike on Wauthy bass "Joyeuse". Open to visitors daily 15 June to 15 September and Sundays the rest of the year, 1000-1200 and 1500-1800. *Remarks: Carillon of 1730 by Nicholas Levache. European standard keyboard installed in 1987. Dummy bass C# present in manual (dropped) and pedal (sprung). Old bells by Wauthy destroyed 1914-18; 1924 instrument by Wauthy also, except for 2, now the 2 basses. Some bells may have dated to 15th c.; first reached carillon size 19th c. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 62 bells Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is C in the middle octave Transposition is up 2 semitone(s) Keyboard range: C C 60/ (G)A#C 26 There are two missing bass semitones The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The present keyboard was installed in 1987 by Paccard Prior history: In 1974, the instrument was enlarged to 62 bells by Paccard Transposition was nil (concert pitch) Keyboard range was: (A)C D / ---- In 1954, the instrument was enlarged to 49 bells by Paccard Keyboard range was: (A)C C / ---- In 1924, the instrument was enlarged with bells made by Wauthy (2 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown In 18xx, the instrument was begun with 38 bells by Wauthy (0 bells remain from that work.) In 1730, a complete instrument of an unknown number of bells was installed by the maker cited in Remarks above (0 bells remain from that work.) Auxiliary mechanisms: QH Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2023*Links:
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