The ruined piano man

[Geoff Sykes]

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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