*Location: Tour de l'ancienne Abbaye Grand Place Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, Nord, France LL: N 50.44914, E 3.42872
*Carillonist: Charles Dairay E: cdairay/@/ch-saint-amand-les-eaux.fr*Former carillonists: Alfred Dubois Françoise Delesalle Gilles Lerouge Bernard Michel *Contact: le SI, tel. 27 27 85 00 - or - le Musée, tel. 27 48 67 09 *Schedule: Daily 1200-1230; also Saturdays 1700- 1800 and Sundays 1800-1900 from June to September. *Remarks: Original carillon by Barbieux, Tournai, 1784-5; Michiels supplied 9 bells and new keyboard in 1922 or 1931 (reports conflict); renovated by Paccard in 1949-50 (40 bells date from this time). Also a bourdon, "Amanda", 1640, 4650 kg, not connected to carillon. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 48 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave Transposition is up 3 semitone(s) Keyboard range: C C / C G There is one missing bass semitone The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The instrument was enlarged in 1984 with 1 bells made by Cornille-Havard Prior history: In 1950, 40 bells were recast or replaced with bells made by Paccard (40 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) There were two missing bass semitones In 1931, the instrument was enlarged to 47 bells by Michiels (2 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown In 1784, the instrument was begun with 38 bells by the maker cited in Remarks above (4 bells remain from that work.) No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2007*Links:
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