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Title
Ping: A small electric motor with a small plastic gear on its shaft; two microphone bases
Creator
Reynolds, Roger, 1934-
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1968
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, The UC San Diego Library
Collection
Roger Reynolds Ping Collection
Rights Information
Under copyright
Constraint(s) on Use: This work is protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Use of this work beyond that allowed by "fair use" requires written permission of the UC Regents. Responsibility for obtaining permissions and any use and distribution of this work rests exclusively with the user and not the UC San Diego Library. Inquiries can be made to the UC San Diego Library program having custody of the work.
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Rights Holder and Contact
Reynolds, Roger, 1934-
Description
Performing Arts (including Performance Art)
Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art
UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact)
The motorized gear was pressed against the base of the lower piano strings near the [pin, producing vibrations that excited differing harmonics from the string; the microphone bases were placed on the upper piano strings and then rocked rapidly, producing a shimmering whir.
Based on: Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989. Ping
Type
image
Form/Genre
Electronic instruments
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Multimedia works
Electronic instruments

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