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Kirchenglocken der Alt-Rahlstedter Kirche Ungefähr 10 Sekunden bevor die Glocken begannen zu läuten, fing es an zu regnen. Man hört die Regentropfen in den Blättern der Bäume, die dort stehen. Weil es eine sehr alte Kirche ist, hat sie nur 2 Glocken. Diese klingen aber harmonischer als viele neuere Kirchenglocken. Nach ca. 5 Minuten endet das Läuten und wenn man genau hinhört, ist das Orgelspiel des Kantors zu hören. Die Mikrofonen standen hinter der Kirche, in ca 10m Abstand zum Turm. Aufnahme mit dem Olympus LS12-Recorder mit dem Triangel-Mikrofon, das auf dem Boden stand. Wie oft die Glocken insgesamt läuten, kann ich nicht sagen. Vor den Gottesdiensten auf jeden Fall. Genauere Infos finden sich auf der Website der Kirche Alt-Rahlstedt. ________________________ Church bells of the Alt-Rahlstedt church About 10 seconds before the bells started to ring, it started to rain. You can hear the raindrops in the leaves of the trees that stand there. Because it is a very old church, it only has 2 bells. But these sound more harmonious than many newer church bells. After about 5 minutes the ringing stops and if you listen carefully, you can hear the cantor playing the organ. The microphones were behind the church, about 10m from the tower. Recorded with the Olympus LS12 recorder with the triangle microphone that was on the floor. I cannot say how often the bells ring in total. Before services, definitely. More detailed information can be found on the Alt-Rahlstedt church website.
About the place
Rahlstedt is a town of about 92,511 people in Hamburg, Germany. OttoAnna lists 12 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Olympus LS series. Olympus's LS line (LS-10, LS-11, LS-14, LS-100, LS-P4) – small recorders with good built-in mics.
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Wandsegurgeln bei Niedrigwasser
Rahlstedt, Germany
3 Züge als Ohren-Killer
Rahlstedt, Germany
Das Gulli-Monster im Fußgängertunnel
Rahlstedt, Germany
Der Klang der alten Dieselbusse
Rahlstedt, Germany
Construction work on the facade
Rahlstedt, Germany
The flowing water of the "Wandse" near by the shopping center
Rahlstedt, Germany
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Kellinghusenstrasse subway station
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Wandsbeker Markt subway station
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The first spring Dejvice storm
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Orrtorget, Sollefteå, Rain dripping down through manhole cover
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Storgatan/Kungsgatan, Sollefteå, Street crossing
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Vianden, evening bells and fountain
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Sources & credits
- “Rahlstedter Str. 79, 22149 Hamburg, Deutschland - Glockenläuten der Alt-Rahlstedter Kirche” by gerrit-hh – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0