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Recordist's notes
Recording of the ophaalmachine (collection machine) at Nederlands Mijnmuseum. Originally this used to be a steam engine but is now electrified. During the operation of the Oranje Nassau 1 coal mine between 1899-1974, this machine was in charge of taking miners 470 meters below ground and transporting coal to the surface. Thank you to the museum for their hospitality and coorperation. Shoutout to the nice volunteer who ran the machine for me several times with lots of enthousiasm :) Gear: Zoom H4n pro, stereo recording, light limiting, no additional edits.
About the place
Heerlen is a town of about 93,084 people in Limburg, The Netherlands. OttoAnna lists 5 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom H4n. One of the most widely used field recorders of the 2010s, with X/Y mics and two XLR inputs.
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Future Filmhub Royal under construction
Heerlen, The Netherlands
Sint-Servaas bridge
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw church
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Librairy in a church
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The Albert canal
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Sources & credits
- “Kloosterweg 1, 6412 CN Heerlen, Nederland - Ophaalmachine Schachtgebouw ON1” by missmilivolt – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0