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...this weekend at the Figment Festival on Governors Island. There'll be tons of art and music and an Olafur Eliasson waterfall, and the ferry is free!

I made, um, a wind-powered banjo or something. The lower vane frets one of the strings; that's why the "tune" changes a little now and then.

At the festival, it'll be near Castle Williams. If the weather's good, join me there for a picnic on Saturday afternoon!

Update: video from Governors Island.

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dishpantheism says:

that's rad, ranjit!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

staceyjoy says:

nice!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

moufle says:

oh lovely!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

noratikko says:

yay! I see you in the side mirrors!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

sugarfreak says:

That's crazy!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Theron Trowbridge says:

That is really cool. And, at least in these winds, quite soothing.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Fifi LePew says:

very cool!
I like that you can see the building reflected on the concave side of the whirly-thingie
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

andrewc says:

very awesome.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

squiddity of toronto says:

It's enviro-friendly, carbon-neutral sound art! Powered by alternative energy!

Definitely a step up from windchimes. :)
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

jcharlesmith says:

So how does the rotor pick the string?
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

ranjit says:

jcharlesmith: here's how...

Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

citybumpkin says:

I love it.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

emdot says:

i saw you blogged on the craft blog. yea!!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

OldhaMedia says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called * The Long Photo *, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Very cool! I was thinking... you could add a spinner part to a nut that would raise and lower the pitch of the string as it spun...
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

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