The ruined piano man

[Alan Barnard]

Ah, so THAT's what they are called. I thought they were just typical pianos
I service in this area. 

Alan Barnard
Salem, Missouri


> [Original Message]
> From: Geoff Sykes <ivories.52@earthlink.net>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 08/10/2005 5:23:50 PM
> Subject: RE: The ruined piano man
>
> Ah, WARPS, The "World Association for Ruined Piano Studies". Formed in
1991
> by Stephen Scott (of Bowed Piano celebrity, and professor of music at
> Colorado Collage) and Ross Bolleter. Ya gotta love 'em. 
>
> For more information visit: http://www.warpsmusic.com/
>
> A WARP, (wrecked and ruined piano), is not a piano that has been
> intentionally ruined, it is a piano that has been found in a state of
ruin.
> Usually in barns, fields, backyards or abandoned in some very strange
> places. The ruin has to come naturally through neglect over time. And each
> ruined piano will have it's own unique personality. The artists then
compose
> (create?) music for that particular instrument in it's found state. In
other
> words, what you see is what you get. Some very interesting music coming
out
> of these people.
>
> Geoff Sykes
> Assoc. Los Angeles
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
Behalf
> Of Kent Swafford
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 3:09 PM
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: The ruined piano man
>
>
> It takes all kinds.
>
> Story about artist Ross Bolleter in search of ruined pianos, complete  
> with audio:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/axahd
>
>
> Should we tell him we can make any piano sound like that in 5 minutes  
> or less?
>
>
> Kent
>
>
>
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