Sound Sculptures
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Musical Steering Wheel
Age: Any. Accessible for wheel chairs. Materials: Stainless Steel and Iron Bark, treated with Max Wax furniture wax. Ways of playing: By turning or spinning the wheel either way, the marbles in the spokes and the wheel start moving and creating tinkling sounds Diameter: 40 centimetres. Height: 1 metre. Weight: 40 kilos. Footings and Fixings: Surface: Stainless Steel foot to be […]Read More00 -
Musical Racing Car
Age: Any. Accessible for wheel chairs. Materials: Stainless Steel and Iron Bark, treated with Max Wax furniture wax. Ways of playing: By turning or spinning the wheels either way, the ball bearings in the spokes and the wheels start moving and creating tinkling sounds. By lifting and dropping the gear sticks, the marbles inside start moving, generating pitches Diameter: 30. […] -
Carillon
Age: any. Materials: Stainless Steel foot plate, stand and bells. Iron Bark treated with MaxWax furniture wax. Ways of playing and Sound: Each stand has two tuned bells. Played by hands or knuckles Arrangement: 7, 3 or one stands with two bells each. Height: 2.5 metres. Width: 40 x 25 cm. Weight: 40 kilos. Fixing: Foot plate bolted down with 4 […] -
Sonic Bench
Age: any. Materials: Iron Bark seat and Stainless Steel legs. Treated with Max Wax furniture wax. Sounds: Internal springs allow movement in the seat when sitting down or getting up and causes bells to ring inside the bench. Ways of playing: Sitting down/ getting up, moving the seat with your hands. Length: 1.6 metres (approx.). Height: 47 centimetres. Weight: 60 kilos. […] -
Bell Harp
Age: any. Materials: Stainless Steel foot plate and Bells. Iron Bark treated with Max Wax furniture wax. Ways of playing and Sound: Seven, clear bell-like sounds are produced by using the attached mallets. Height: 2 metres. Width: 1.18 meters. Weight: 80 kilos. Fixing: Foot plate bolted down with 4 bolts into concrete surface. -
Giant Guiros
Giant Guiros at The Rose Garden in Seattle Zoo USA 2018 Age: Any. Materials: Iron Bark treated with Max Wax furniture wax.. Stainless Steel feet (optional). Ways of playing and sounds: Pitched slits hit by built in beaters or use of hands, will produce mellow wooden sounds. Rasping sounds are made when sticks, keys or fingers are run across grooves. […] -
8 Key Marimba
Age: any. Accessible Marimba: accessible for wheel chairs. Materials: Iron Bark treated with Max Wax furniture wax. Stainless Steel legs. Ways of playing and sounds: Using hands or the attached mallets, mellow pitches are produced from the tuned wooden keys. Available arrangement: 8 key with straight legs. 8 key with bent, accessible legs. Length: 92 centimetres. Height: 67 centimetres Accessible: 105 centimetres. […] -
12 Key Marimba
Age: any. Accessible Marimba: accessible for wheel chairs. Materials: Iron Bark body treated with Max Wax furniture wax. Stainless Steel legs. Ways of playing and sounds: Using hands or the attached mallets, mellow pitches are produced from the tuned wooden keys. Available arrangement: 12 key with straight legs. 12 key with bent, accessible legs. Length: 112 centimetres. Height: 67 centimetres […] -
Tubular Drums
Age: any. Materials: Stainless Steel and Iron Bark, treated with Max Wax furniture wax. Ways of playing and sounds: Echoing pitches are generated from the 9 tuned tubes by hitting the opening with hands. Height: 1.2 metres Width: 700mm Weight: 60 kilos Footings and Fixings: Feet are to be bolted down on hard surface with chemical anchors or dynabolts. -
Chime Tower
Age: Any, accessible for wheel chairs. Materials: Stainless Steel and Iron Bark treated with Max Wax furniture wax. Ways of playing and type of Sound: When moving the suspended clinger, centered in a circle of 9 chimes, ringing gong- like sounds are produced. Width: 90 cm. Height: 2 metres. Weight: 80 kilos. Footings and Fixings: 3 Stainless Steel feet, one […]