*Location: Collégiale Saint-Piat Boulevard Joseph Hentges (Hwy.D925) at Ruelle de Clochettes Seclin, Nord, France LL: N 50.55052, E 3.03043
*Carillonist: Jean-Francis Mulier, carillonneur titulaire 9, boulevard Hentges 59113 Seclin T: 20 90 00 02 E: jeanfrancis.mulier /@/ orange DOTfr *Contact: (unknown) *Schedule: Monday 1100-1200 (market day); also principal holidays. Quarter-hour tunes from the drum. *Remarks: The only English-made carillon in France; clavier and drum by Somers, Mechelen; 4 basses in lower bellchamber. Renovated in 1978. Tower also contains 3 surviving clock bells from 5 installed 1596-7, made in Douai. Three heavy bells added in 1824 made a "small carillon", which was mostly destroyed in 1917. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 42 bells Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is F# in the middle octave Transposition is up 6 semitone(s) Keyboard range: E F 38/(G) C G There is one missing bass semitone The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The whole instrument was installed in 1932 with bells made by Gillett & Johnston Prior history: In 1824, a complete instrument of 8 bells was installed by an unknown maker (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2008*Links:
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