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The Ballad of the Paddle Ore

By Michael Fairfax 2014

michael fairfax

Dimensions
500cm x 200 x 200cm

A sound piece made in Connecticut as a private commission. a piano soundbox and strings is buried and a structure is built to house it and contain a pendulum which swings in the wind and plays the strings via assorted plumb bobs. link to video here: https://vimeo.com/107466139
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