Zvuky Prahy / Sounds of Prague

terénní nahrávky, zvukové umění, rádio, zvukové procházky
field recordings, sound art, radio, sound walks

Transmission Shafting - Watermill of Veselý Family

Tags: water machine
Creator: lindovsky (Jiří Lindovský)
Submitted: 2016-12-28
Recorded: 2015-08-30
Licence: Creative Commons Licence

Transmission shafting that conveys the mechanical movement of a water turbine into all floors and rooms of the mill where it is used to power various pulverizing, sorting and filtering devices. In times when the electricity did not exist people were able to transport energy by purely mechanical means: rotating poles and long leather belts. This watermill in Choteč near Prague can be seen and heard in work thanks to care and openness of the miller Mr. Veselý. (http://www.mlyn-uveselych.cz/, www.zvirecihudba.cz)