Turnhout - Belgium
St.-Pieters tower

carillon by Andreas Joseph van den Gheyn

contains:
36 bells by Van den Gheyn (1767 / '74 / '75)
-1 bell (c#') by Joris Dumery (1752)
-2 bassbells (e' and g') by Eijsbouts (1980)
-1 bell (f#2) by Gillett & Johnston (1924)
-10 treble bells (c''''' t/m a''''') by Eijsbouts (1980)

the complete set of bells was retuned in 1980 by Eijsbouts,
according to 1/4' mean tone tuning, based on A

 



present tuning (2002) data

data of all the 42 heaviest carillon bells: tuning hum note, fundamental, minor third, fifth, 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, base -39 cents at A=440 Hz)

graph 2
external tuning hum, fundamental, minor third and perfect fifth above nominal
(1/4' mean tone at A, base -39 cents at A=440 Hz)

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

graph 4
internal tuning hum, fundamental, minor third and perfect fifth above nominal
(related as just intervals to the individual nominal partials)

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

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

graph 7
internal tuning double octave, perfect fourth above double octave, major sixt above double octave, triple octave
(related as just intervals to the individual nominal partials)


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