*Location: Nieuwetoren Muntplein Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands LL: N 52.55493, E 5.91954
*Carillonist: Frans Haagen E: frans.haagen@gmail.com *Contact: (unknown) *Schedule: (unknown) *Remarks: Also includes 4 bells by Geert van Wou (3 basses, 1481, and 7th, 1483); fifth by Kylianus Wegewaert, 1627; all retuned by F.Hemony c.1659/72; drum by F.Hemony has 120 bars x 54 hammers. Earlier keyboard range was CDEFGA+chromatic to 3 octaves. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 47 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is G# in the bass octave Transposition is down 4 semitone(s) Keyboard range: --A / C -- There are two missing bass semitones The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The instrument was enlarged in 1993 with 5 bells made by Eijsbouts Prior history: In 1941, the instrument was enlarged to 42 bells by Petit & Fritsen (8 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) The arrangement of tones and/or semitones was non-standard; see Remarks above. In 1662, the instrument was begun with 35 bells by Hemony (29 bells remain from that work.) Keyboard range was: --D / C -- Auxiliary mechanisms: M Tower details: Height of console: (unknown) Height of lowest level of bells: (unknown) Height of highest level of bells: (unknown) Belfry openness: 90% Year of latest technical information source is 1994*Links:
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