*Location:

   St.Janstoren
   (Sint Johannes De Doperkerk)
   Markt at Raadhuisstraat
   Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.53339, E 4.45691

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*Carillonist:

   Toni Raats
   E: raats3sprong/@/kpnmail DOTnl

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   Mondays, following ringing of 3
   church bells.

*Remarks:

   Bass bell of carillon (P&F, 1957) is
   also one of four church bells, all
   hung below cabin; other 3 are ancient.

   A, ?, 1957, P&F

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 48 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A  in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C G   
   Transposition is up  9 semitone(s), i.e., from C to A 
   There is one missing bass semitone
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in unknown year
     with  1 bells made by an unknown maker 
   Prior history:
     In 1966, the instrument was begun with 47 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen    (except for 1)
       Keyboard range was:     C C   /    ----  
       There were two missing bass semitones
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2025

The Dutch Wikipedia article about the building has two photos of the tower, but the bells are not mentioned.

The Dutch religious wiki page about the building has several photos that show the tower.  The four church bells are described; one of them is also the bass bell of the carillon.

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/Noord-Brabant.

   This page was built from the database on 25-Aug-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/08/05
   and on technical data last updated on 2025/08/05