*Location:

   Stadhuistoren
   Burgemeester Jansenplein,
     Langestraat, Bij de Toren
   Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
   LL: N 52.26611, E 6.79108

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*Carillonist:

   Roel Smit
   E: info/@/roelsmit DOTcom

*Contact:

   Stadskantoor
   *parcel:
     Hazenweg 121
     7556 BM  Hengelo
   *postal:
     Postbus 18
     7550 AA  Hengelo

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 49 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 2011
     with bells made by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     In 1962, the instrument was begun with 47 bells
       by Petit+Fritsn
       Pitch of heaviest bell was D# in the middle octave
       Transposition was up  3 semitone(s)
       Keyboard range was:     --C   /    C --  
       There were two missing bass semitones
   Auxiliary mechanisms: ES1   
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2019

The city Website opens with a near-vertical photo of the bell tower.  A better photo is on the Contact page. 0 But there is no information about these bells.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of unknown bellfoundries, 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/Overijssel.

   This page was built from the database on  5-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2019/06/01
   and on technical data last updated on 2019/06/01