Kampen - The Netherlands

Carillon by François Hemony (1659 / 1662)
Nieuwe Toren



Present tuning (1999) data

data of the 37 largest carillon bells: tuning hum note, fundamental, minor third, fifth, nominal, major third above nominal, 1st perfect fourth above nominal, 2nd perfect fourth above nominal, perfect fifth above nominal, double octave, perfect fourth above double octave, major sixt above double octave, triple octave

graph 1
external tuning hum, fundamental, minor third and nominal
(1/4' mean tone at A-flat, base -54 cents at A=440 Hz)

graph 2
external tuning fundamental, minor third, perfect fifth and nominal
(1/4' mean tone at A-flat, base -54 cents at A=440 Hz)

graph 3
internal tuning hum, fundamental, minor third and perfect fifth
(related as pure intervals to the individual nominal partials)

graph 4
internal tuning third, perfect fifth above nominal, double octave and perfect fourth above double octave
(related as pure intervals to the individual nominal partials)

graph 5
internal tuning perfect fifth above nominal, double octave, perfect fourth above double octave and major sixt above double octave
(related as pure intervals to the individual nominal partials)

graph 6
internal tuning double octave, perfect fourth above double octave, major sixt above double octave, triple octave
(related as pure intervals to the individual nominal partials)

graph 7
internal tuning major third above nominal, 1st perfect fourth above nominal, 2nd perfect fourth above nominal and perfect fifth above nominal
(related as pure intervals to the individual nominal partials)


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