*Location: Chronomium (museum of time) Oostwal 8 / Gasthuisstraat Ootmarsum, Overijssel, Netherlands LL: N 52.40859, E 6.89831
*Carillonist: (unknown) *Contact: Currently unknown; the Gasthuisstraat end of the building still has in its gable an astronomical clock & 5 bells. Possibly: De Stadskamer Ootmarsum Oostwal 6 7631 EJ Ootmarsum T: 06/3425 6639 *Schedule: (unknown) *Remarks: Original bells, cast 1993/4/6, were accompanied by a Warner hour bell (f2, 110kg); added semitones sharp 4th and its octave, flat 7th, sharp octave. Eijsbouts supplied 6 missing semitones. Also historic drum (origin unknown), bookstrip mechanism, and computer control. Museum of Time opened in 2000, and closed in 2014 on the death of its owner, engineer Bote Holman. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 26 bells Pitch of heaviest bell (excluding sub-bourdon) is A# in the treble octave Transposition is up 22 semitone(s) Keyboard range: C C / ---- There are no missing bass semitones The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown The instrument was enlarged in 1997 with 6 bells made by Eijsbouts Prior history: In 1996, the instrument was begun with 20 bells by vanBergen (except for 1) There were four added semitones Auxiliary mechanisms: ME Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2023*Links:
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