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\u201cWe need to ask, are there ways to recycle and repurpose them? They can be turned to a desk, or a bookshelf, or you can pull them all apart, like I have.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pieces will continue on a life of their own. I\u2019m thinking about making kinetic sound sculptures from them, and I\u2019ve turned some into pieces of art. There\u2019s so many things you can do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before the project began, the piano involved had up-to-10,000 parts, held 18 to 20 tonnes of tension, and had 228 strings.<\/p>\n
With a heavy iron frame it weighed 250 kilograms.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s such a beast,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are parts that break down to about 16 pieces. I think people are surprised to see what\u2019s behind the cabinet because you don\u2019t usually see the repetition of parts.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a tuner-technician, Howell has one ultimate message.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you have a piano, look after it,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s important that you care for them because they are so complex.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE role of a piano technician is to keep an instrument sounding tuneful and operating at its best. But Ballarat piano tuner and technician Rae Howell has turned that idea on its head as part of her installation project, The Piano: Hook, Line and Tinker. While in residence at 41 Lydiard Street North, the artist, […]<\/p>\n