*Location:

   St.Lambertustoren (R.K.Kerk)
   Raadhuisplein (Grote Straat)
   Drunen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.68626, E 5.13028

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*Carillonist:

   Joost van Balkom
   E: joost@vanbalkom.com

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Tower and bells donated by Max Lips;
   identical to the carillon at Lips N.V.
   in this town.  Three basses
   also serve as swinging church bells.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 47 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  5 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    ----  
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The whole instrument was installed in 1955
     with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Auxiliary mechanisms: W3E   
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1968

The Dutch Wikipedia article about the building has a photo of it but does not mention these bells nor any involvement of Lips.  The Wikimedia Commons link only provides photos of the interior.

The Dutch Religious Wiki page about this building mentions the donation of tower and carillon, and has several exterior photos from various perspectives.

A history page provides another photo of the tower.

A personal page provides more photos of the building.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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/Noord-Brabant.

   This page was built from the database on  3-Jun-19
   based on textual data last updated on 2019/06/01
   and on technical data last updated on 2019/06/01