EUROPE COLLECTION

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REEL 19 [DAT 10]

Bissingen, Germany March 6/75

A [ID 1 0:11]

1.  OLD TREADLE SEWING MACHINE, at home of villager.

mark * old woman talking with old clock ticking in background. [3:09]

mark * walking down wooden stairs, followed by hammering outside and church bell striking. [13:40]

B [ID 2 16:04]

2.  TELEPHONE SOUNDS, ring, ringback, busy signal.

C [ID 3 19:20]

3.  LOCAL DIALECT

[ID 4 20:55]

4.  3 WOMEN TALKING ON A STREET CORNER, mark *

[ID 5 21:47]

5.  TRACTOR, driving down Mittlere Strasse

D [ID 6 22:24]

6.  BLACKSMITH SHOP, talk

[ID 7 23:46]

7.  " " turning off electric blower

[ID 8 26:11]

8.  " "

mark * repairing hammer, followed by sharpening with whetstone, conversation with blacksmith, more hammering etc... [3:40]

 

COMMENTARY

1. Very quiet, relaxed between Renate and old woman (88 years old) punctuated by old clock ticking. Good take.

mark * (2); note echo of hammering.

2. Note long pause between ring.

3. Mic disturbances, 3 - 5 short takes.

6. Hummm is from electric blower.

8. Interesting rhythm of hammering: smith signals assistant with two taps whether to strike the iron or not. The two short taps from the smith also serve another purpose: they give him the necessary time to check that his work is correct; they also keep the beat and swing of his arm going. Note blacksmith's distinctly guttural voice. Note high-frequency spectrum changes in the hammering sound later in take: conversation with blacksmith, hammering of scythe blade.

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