Carillon in Berlin-Tiergarten
The Carillon in Berlin-Tiergarten is located in a freestanding 42-metre-tall (138 ft)
Tiergarten park. It contains a large, manually played concert carillon, comprising 68 bells weighing a total of 48 tonnes (106,000 lb) connected to a keyboard spanning 5 and a half fully chromatic octaves
; the largest bell weighs 7.8 tonnes (17,000 lb). The carillonneur sits in a playing cabin in the middle of the bells and plays with his fists and feet on a baton-and-pedal keyboard. The purely mechanical action makes it possible to play all dynamic gradations, from very soft to very loud.
The carillon was given to the city by
Eijsbouts
according to the specifications of carillonneur Jeffrey Bossin. It is one of the largest instruments of its kind in Europe and approximately the fourth largest (by number of bells) in the world.
Berlin
reunification of Germany
. He demonstrates the instrument's playing technique and plays a carillon piece for his guests.
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