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REEL 19 [DAT 10]
Bissingen, Germany March 6/75
1. OLD TREADLE SEWING MACHINE, at home of villager.
mark * old woman talking with old clock ticking in background. [3:16]
mark * walking down wooden stairs, followed by hammering outside and church bell striking. [13:23]
2. TELEPHONE SOUNDS, ring, ringback, busy signal.
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
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... [29:51]
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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