The images on the left are close ups and whole shots of some of the various instruments I have built over the years. My instruments are usually made of a variety of found materials such as springs, wood, leftover strings from other instruments and other materials. They are mainly amplified by contact microphones which allow me to bring out subtle sonic details that would otherwise go unnoticed. I do not necessarily claim absolute authorship over these instruments. I built them, but they are all adaptations of ideas that I have gathered from many places. One of the instruments is actually a collaborative endeavor with fellow instrument inventor, Dave Knott, while another is my own version of an instrument that I saw Hal Rammel use. I believe that the act of instrument creation should not belong to anyone in particular. The materials that I use make the proccess of music making avaiable to all people, not just the conservatively trianed. There is a respect for the craft of violin making but I don't see that as the only viable sound making device.

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