City carillon *Location: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste (was Église Saint-Jean) Place Léon Gambetta (Rue Saint-Jean at Rue Edmond Bartisol) Perpignan, Pyrénées Orientales, France LL: N 42.70081, E 2.89697*Former location (1878-80?): Bollée foundry, Orleans*Original location (1878, 40 bells): Exposition Universelle, Paris
*Carillonist: Mme. élizabeth Graves-Vitú (A) (by appointment of the bishop) T: 468 733 723 E: jpvitu/@/ wanadoo DOTfr - and - Laurent Pie T: 06 08 16 13 64 E: pie.laurent/@/ orange DOTfr - and - Marie-Claude Valaison *Contact: Communauté de Paroisses Saint Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan T: 04 68 64 63 93 E: secretariat/@/cathedralperpignan.fr - or - Office de Tourisme T: 04 68 66 30 30 E: carillon.perpignan/@/orange DOTfr *Schedule: Saturday at 1100 except in Holy Week; at 1000 (before Mass) on 6 high holy days; daily 17-24 Dec at 1730; Thursdays 1800-1900 in Jul & Aug for International Carillon Festival. *Remarks: Older bells dispersed or traded in to the founder of the 1873 chime, Eugène Baudouin of Marseilles; this chime was unsatisfactory, and its bells were dispersed or traded in to Bollée. Unclear when the 6 bells added after the Exposition were cast. Missing not only the usual bass C#,D# but also bass G#. Electrified 1956; restored in 1996 by France Carillon (Hérépian), after 1990 designation as a historic monument; restored again by them in 2010 with near-exact copy of original keyboard (but with pedalboard extended to 1.5 octaves and centered according to European Standard). *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 46 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is D in the middle octave Transposition is up 2 semitone(s) Keyboard range: C C / C G The arrangement of tones and/or semitones is non-standard; see Remarks above. The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The present keyboard was installed in 2010 by the maker cited in Remarks above Prior history: In 1885, the complete instrument of 46 bells was installed with bells made by Bollée in 1878 In 1874, a complete instrument of 15 bells was installed with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was C in the middle octave There were no added semitones No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2010*Links:
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