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The pit bell

16-18 Rue Saint-Michel, 57390 Audun-le-Tiche, France

A 60-second field recording by Vincent Duseigne made in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg on 20 August 2016, in the morning. Soundscape: church bells.

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The pit bell
1:00CC BY 3.0by Vincent DuseigneInternet Archive
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Recordist's notes

At the bottom of the pit, there's a small bell. This bell was used by miners, as it permited to send signals to the surface. Signals could say : one hang you descent, three hangs you climb, many hangs you stop everything. The coding changes in every mine. We temporarly resurrect this very old and rusty bell !

Written by Vincent Duseigne on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Esch-sur-Alzette is a town of about 36,625 people in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. OttoAnna lists 93 field recordings from here.

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