Slapped Pipes - Frisco, TX, US
N 33° 08.490 W 096° 50.577
14S E 701199 N 3669044
Slapped Pipes
by Bill and Mary Buchen
Stainless Steel Percussion Instrument
Location: Tuscany Meadows Park Frisco Texas
Waymark Code: WMBA68
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2011
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Bill & Mary Buchen design interactive installations for museums, galleries, and public sites through the United States. Large-scale public works include: sound parks and science playgrounds, aeolian (wind) harps, and designs for urban and natural environments. Their pursuits center on the study of environmental phenomena examined through its application to science, architecture, ecology and world culture.
This is a Percussion Tube musical instrument that you can play by slapping the end of the open pipes with beach sandals or the flat of the hand. Each pipe has a different tone of a scale
Title of Piece: Slapped Pipes
Artist: Bill and Mary Buchen
Material/Media: Metal
Date of Creation or Placement: 2007
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Tuscany Meadows Park Frisco Texas
Web link(s) for additional information: [Web Link]
Web link(s) to YouTube or other video: Not listed
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