153 sounds by Torsten Nilsson
  • Wind turbine

    Wind turbine

    A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into electrical power. Horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT) have the main rotor shaft...
  • Filling a paper bag

    Filling a paper bag

    Filling a paper bag with flour. This watermill is placed in Röttle nearby Gränna in Sweden and it’s called Rasmus Kvarn. The mill was built in 1660,...
  • Mill stones

    Millstones

    Millstones or mill stones are stones used in grist mills, for grinding wheat or other grains. Millstones come in pairs. The base or bedstone is stationary....
  • Wooden bevel gear

    Wodden bevel gear, mono recording

    Mono recording close to the mill stones. Sound of the wooden bevel gear. This gear moves horizontal power from the waterwheels to vertical power in the...
  • Wooden bevel gear

    Wodden bevel gear

    Stereo recording with more sound from the whole building. Sound of the wooden bevel gear. This gear moves horizontal power from the waterwheels to vertical...
  • Water wheel

    Water wheel

    Sound of water wheel start and run. This is a overshot wheel which has the water channeled to the wheel at the top and slightly beyond the axle. The water...
  • Coffee maker

    Coffee maker

    Coffee grounds are placed in a paper filter inside a funnel, which is set over a glass coffee pot. Cold water is poured into a separate chamber, which...
  • Scrap concert

    Scrap concert at Museum of work on International Museums Day 18 May. All the scrap was collected at a local scrapyard, SkrotEmils scrap yard. On percussion...
  • Hollowchisel mortiser

    Hollowchisel mortiser

    This is an electronic Hollowchisel mortiser from Jonsered, manufactured in the 1920’s. You use it for instance to woodworking joints. During the sound...
  • Thickness planer

    Thickness planer and belt drive

    Stereo recording including sound from belt drive. You can find this Thickness planer from about 1910 at Skansen in Stockholm. The cover that you can...
  • Thickness planer

    Thickness planer

    Mono recording close to the cutters. You can find this Thickness planer from about 1910 at Skansen in Stockholm. The cover that you can see on the picture...
  • Crane in shipyard

    Shipyard crane

    Shipyard crane. Gotenius shipyard, Gothenburg, Sweden. Sound recordist: Torsten Nilsson Photographer: Torsten Nilsson Video recordist: Torsten...