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Recordist's notes
Old Elbe Tunnel or St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel (German: Alter Elbtunnel colloquially or St. Pauli Elbtunnel officially) which opened in 1911, is a pedestrian and vehicle tunnel in Hamburg. The 426 m (1,398 ft) long tunnel was a technical sensation; 24 m (80 ft) beneath the surface, two 6 m (20 ft) diameter tubes connect central Hamburg with the docks and shipyards on the south side of the river Elbe. This was a big improvement for tens of thousands of workers in one of the busiest harbors in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe_Tunnel_(1911) (Sony PCM D50, Primo EM272)
About the place
Hamburg is a city of about 1,973,896 people in Hamburg, Germany. OttoAnna lists 122 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Primo EM172 capsules. Tiny, very low-noise electret capsules at the heart of many DIY and boutique nature-recording mics.
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Sources & credits
- “Bei den St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken 8, 20359 Hamburg, Deutschland - St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel, entrance area” by udo noll – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0