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Wednesday the 3rd of December, two-Thousand and eight // things of interest, things of note, things we like on our leaky boat

9.25.2008 Kitundu

kitundu and his 1200 phonoharp
Walter Kitundu, one of the recipients of this year's MacArthur Grants makes some truly spectacular instruments.

This photo is of him playing his 1200 phonoharp, a mix of live and pre-recorded analogue signals. He describes it on his website as, " incredibly versatile and can sound like bass guitar, a lap steel guitar, a hammered dulcimer, a drumset, chimes... many sounds are unique to this instrument. There are many ways to play it. The built in mixer and cross-fader allows cutting and scratching with the turntable and there is even a headphone jack for cueing records."

There's many more where that came from. Tons and tons of beautifully crafted pieces. Truly stunning.

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