The
Roach-A-Phonic Band-O-Phone was
the first of a line of many rubberband instruments. After creating
some styrofoam instruments which were bowed with rubber tubing,
I set out to make some instruments in which rubber itself was
bowed. These instruments can be played either
with the smooth spinning shaft of a motor or with a bow made of
rubber tubing.
Photo
from a collaboration with John Hudak entitled Band-O-Matic which
featured among other things the Arpeggiophone. The project was presented
at P.S.1's summer family day "Made in the SHADE"