piano man from 2 by overtone ensemble
Recorded on an abandoned piano in a studio slated for demolition. The pianos tuning may not have been at concert pitch, but was perfect for the purpose.
Lengths of fishing line were coated with rosin and woven between the piano strings at harmonic points. The lines were pulled tight and bowed back and forth to create long dense drones. Whirled tubing and rotating Doppler Rods recordings created fluctuating frequencies and tremolo effects.
(Not an homage to Billy Joel!)
David Brown aka candlesnuffer (b. 1956, Melbourne, Australia) loves toucans, mannequins, tenor guitars and guitar preparations, not to mention stomp boxes. He has developed a range of tiny sounds amplified outside their regular domain to function at rock volume. Occasionally plays a quartertone bass.