Morphed Instruments

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I enjoy incorporating broken or discarded musical instruments into my art. Their initial purpose was to entertain with beautiful sound, and I attempt to harness the residual creative energy and make something visually exciting. I have found multiple sources willing to donate instruments, as many hate to see them melted down or put in a landfill. Special thanks to Marrell Music, Music Royale, Buckeye Brass, The Violin Loft, and Don Nathan for their help and donations.

	Slant-String CUDA Guitar and various found car parts (tail lights, lug nuts, dash, spark plugs, etc.)
	Pipe Piano Residential commission created using parts from a piano and various brass instruments
	Pipe Piano Featured in Columbus Monthly Magazine March 2026
	Sooker Bass Bagtar 1950's Kirby vaccum cleaner and various found objects used to represent a bagpipe
	Aerophone Deliverance Banjo, french horn and various found objects
	Suessaphone 54"x42" Wood, Metal, found objects (xylophone base, trombones, trumpets, etc.)
	33 1/3 Strat-O-caster Guitar and turntable morphed into one...cross-fader on neck
	Wood-Wind Sax combined with shaped wood
	QWERTY Shredder Guitar and typewriter morphed, tyoing out music notes
	Country Guitar II Guitar and various found objects (wood, instrument parts, etc.)
	Air Guitar II Prototype of compressed air powered guitar/horn
	Dulcimorph Dulcimer, horn, piano parts combined
	Performer Bass 40"x14" Commissioned work using found objects along with instruments provided (such as 1987 Fender Performer Bass), etched.
	Wind-up Guitar 38"x14" found objects along with instrument parts (Gumball machine, movie reel, dishwasher, computer parts, etc.
	Grand 84"x60" (constructed from Piano parts) This piece was a birthday gift for my wife made out of her grandmother's Baby Grand Piano.
	Sound to Noise Ratio 40"x14" Guitar, Teac Reel-to-reel, various found objects