*Location: R.K.Kerk St.Petrus-Banden (St. Peter in Chains) Vrijthof Hilvarenbeek, N.Brabant, Netherlands LL: N 51.48516, E 5.13625
*Carillonist: Gideon Bodden E: info/@/gideonbodden DOTnl *Contact: Stichting "De Beekse Beiaard" Postbus 111 NL-5080 AC Hilvarenbeek T: 013 5053563 E: debeeksebeiaard@hotmail.com *Schedule: (unknown) *Remarks: Old chime, which included 14 bells by P&F (date unknown), presumed lost in WW I. G&J bells installed by Eijsbouts and lost in WW II. An F&P Hemony bell which was part of the old chime and the later carillon is now in the carillon of Culemborg. Expansion by Het Molenpad Expertise, with new basses and trebles by Perner plus Carillair in-console automatic action. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 50 bells Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is A# in the bass octave Transposition is nil (concert pitch) Keyboard range: --C /(G )A#-- There are two missing bass semitones The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The instrument was enlarged in 2010 with 32 bells made by Perner Prior history: In 1949, the instrument was begun with 43 bells by vanBergen (18 bells remain from that work.) Transposition was down 2 semitone(s) Keyboard range was: C G / ---- There was one missing bass semitone In 1928, a complete instrument of 24 bells was installed by Gillett & Johnston (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was C in the treble octave Previously, a complete instrument of 19 bells was installed by Petit & Fritsen (except for 5) (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown Auxiliary mechanisms: P Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2010*Links:
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