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Category Archives: Sound
First Bolinas Instrument
Another post from the NFMOA Archives: The First Bolinas Instrument . It came into being out of a real fascination with the ephemeral sound of overtones and a strong desire to explore and listen to them. I started looking around … Continue reading
Posted in Musical Instruments, Sound, Visual
Tagged Bolinas, decalcomania, digital drawing, drone, drone strings, handmade tuning pegs, harmonics, overtones, sculpture, sound experiments, tuning pegs
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The Bolinas Balafon
For a change of pace and in keeping with my recent promise, I am today stepping away from the digital decalcomania projects to present some content from the sound experiment and toy-making archives. The Bolinas Balafon lacked any sounding chambers, … Continue reading
Posted in Musical Instruments, Sound, Toys, Visual
Tagged acrylic painting, assemblage, Bolinas, Duxbury Reef, painting on canvas, sculpture, sound experiments, toy-making
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Om Generator
Bolinas Om Generator In 1967, on one of my almost daily beachcombing walks at Agate Beach near Bolinas, California, I found a piece of very weathered, scarred, and pitted black plastic pipe about 12 feet long. The inside diameter was … Continue reading
The Hummer
Discovery In the mid-1980’s, I went on an all day field trip with several dozen students and a few fellow teachers to the Oakland Museum. During a break I was walking in the gardens of the Museum chatting with some … Continue reading
The Bolinas Sound Toy
Description Similar to the African Kalimba, the Bolinas Sound Toy (BST), shown here without mics attached, produces a wonderful polyrhythmic array of twanging, clicking, and ticking sounds by simply pressing down then quickly releasing one or more of its twangers … Continue reading
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