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It Takes A Village to Raise a Wind Harp
On the appointed day, Ron waited anxiously for anyone to show up.
Finally at the last minute, a crowd began to assemble, including a bunch of
able-bodied men and a Seattle TV crew.
The ship riggers, who had helped Ron design the jim-pole and tackle,
never did make it. But everyone chipped in, and the neck and pillar
were set in place.
The first harp strings, surplus airplane wire from Boeing, were too
narrow to catch the gentle breezes at Agate Pass. So Ron tried cutting
flat metal banding into narrower strips, and with these strings
the harp sounded.
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The harp soundbox is rigged and ready |
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Heave Ho! |
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Ron nails the neck into place |
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Party on - wind harp style |
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Designer and engineer celebrate their victory |
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The completed wind harp in its tranquil setting |
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Close-up of completed wind harp |
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A disembodied arm reaches out from the loft window |
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Ron plays the Uillean pipes (Irish bagpipes) in the loft |
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