Campusbeiaard

*Location:

   Campustoren
   Technische Hogeschool
   Universiteit Twente
   nr Drienerlolaan & Campuslaan
   Drienerlo,
     Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
   LL: N 52.24167, E 6.85061

Site locator map
City locator maps and gazetteer page (for Enschede)

*Carillonist:

   (Students)

*Contact:

   Campus Beiaard Kring
   E: cbk /@ www DOTstudent.utwente DOTnl

*Schedule:

   Annual carillon festival

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G# in the middle octave
   Transposition is up 10 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     --C   /    A#--  
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The present keyboard was installed in 1983
     by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     In 1964, the complete instrument of 49 bells was installed
       with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details: 
     Height of console:                 15 meters above ground
     Height of lowest level of bells:   18 meters above ground
     Height of highest level of bells:  21 meters above ground
     Belfry openness:  99%
   Year of latest technical information source is 1992

Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

The student Website has a page about the carillon, with a tower photo that is clickable for large and gigantic versions.

Background article on the University and its carillon, headed by a panoramic photo showing the carillon tower at far right.  At the bottom of the page is a photo gallery with 4 pictures of the carillon.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Keyboard replacements are not indexed with foundry work.

Ranking among all Netherlands traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all Netherlands traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Netherlands traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in Netherlands.

Index to all tower bell instruments in NL/Overijssel.

   This page was built from the database on 15-Sep-19
   based on textual data last updated on 2019/06/06
   and on technical data last updated on 1995/06/13