Municipal Carillon *Location: St.Nicholas' Church Back Wynd (off Union Street) Aberdeen, Grampian, (Aberdeenshire), Scotland OS Ref. TJ 939 087 LL: N 57.14760, W 2.09940
*Carillonist: Ronald Leith, City Carillonneur 23 King's Crescent Aberdeen, Grampian T: 01224/634 427*Past carillonists: 1954-?? John Knox John Bevan-Baker 19??-78 Robert Leys *Contact: Miss Margaret Dundas New Vestry Back Wynd Aberdeen AB10 1JZ T: 01224/643494 E: office_enquiries@ kirk-of-st-nicholas.org.uk *Schedule: Sunday 1030-1055. Special recitals on Doors Open Day (11-09-2004) at 1015, 1130, 1245, 1300 and 1515. *Remarks: The combined ring and chime of 1858, which was a mixture of new and old bells (mostly by Warner, 1815) with a flat 7th hung dead, was destroyed by fire in 1874. The bass bell (which was a sub-bourdon from 1952 to 1954) swings by motor. Expansion of 1954 was composed of 6 basses and 5 trebles. Chime action (keyboard and barrel) on 12 diatonic basses plus two semitones. Major renovation by Taylor in 1994. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 48 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is G# in the bass octave Transposition is down 4 semitone(s) Keyboard range: C C / ---- There is one missing bass semitone There is a practice console The instrument was enlarged in 1954 with 11 bells made by Gillett & Johnston Prior history: In 1952, all bells were recast or replaced with bells made by Gillett & Johnston (37 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) Transposition was up 1 semitone(s) Keyboard range was: (C) G G / ---- In 1887, the instrument was begun with 36 bells by vanAerschodt (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was A# in the bass octave There were two missing bass semitones In 1858, a complete instrument of 9 bells was installed with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above (0 bells remain from that work.) Pitch of heaviest bell was D# in the middle octave Keyboard range was: ROPE 8/ ---- There was one added semitone Auxiliary mechanisms: W1I14E Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 2004*Links:
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