GLANK thePRODUCT - invented/found instruments

Tuned Sawblades, sets 1 and 2. AKA "Danger Instrument". Blades mounted on bolts/washers/felt connected to resonating box. Blades were first ground down on bench grinder to rid them of the sharpness, then rust removed, then tuned by continuing to remove metal. Wide array of sounds depending on type of activator used

metalophone rack detail

brass thunder sheet, artillery shells, springs - assorted metalophone rack items

50" x 8" tuned copper tube - a piece of a DWP power station

The 2 five-foot tanks, T-90 and T-120.

Custom speed rail Metalophone Rack - houses 35-40 instruments depending on configuration. Seen here: brass thunder sheet, 40 mm tuned artillery shells (8), 70 mm artillery shell, Ford transmission parts, casting die, aluminum scrap disks, milling saw blades, motorcycle gears, 2" tape reels. Also brass plates, giant spring, tuned brass gong, small thunder sheet, army-issue oxygen tanks

Tuned LP tanks, butane tank "Orb" and 35 mm carousel slide trays

bass tank on rack w/contact mics connected

2" tape reel housing - on speed rail rack

the rack in action

custom paint on marching snare -

the B.O.C.P. banner - audience integration via numeric clapping patterns

setup for "Rendition" soundtrack recording including horizontal bass drums, 28" and 32" plus stamped copper "thunder sheet" - Paul Hepker, composer - New Line Cinema

Found object rack at Discovery Channel recording session.

detail of custom aluminum tongue-plate made for composer Paul Hepker

Liquid Propanophone T-120. Nine tonal 'tongues' cut into 50" tall 14" diameter tank. www.glanktheproduct.com

Liquid Propanophone T-90. Three large tonal 'tongues' cut into this. Unsure of sustance that was in this. DO NOT attempt the cutting of these tanks at home. It is EXTREMELY dangerous.

Batterie gig setup - projection in background.

Assorted LP tanks, Jerry cans, artillery shell, and brake drum. Part of the MotoArt gig setup.

Tanks in action at MotoArt gig. www.glanktheproduct.com www.motoart.com

Microtonal Aluminum Bars (actually square tubing). Tuned 1/4 step apart.

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Blades and T-120 tank - gig setup

Assorted Liquid Propanophones. Foreground tanks are from helium tanks, smaller tanks are from Smog Check tanks (Smogophones).

Smogophones in production.

Cutting steel tubing for large Liquid Propanophone stand.

Smogophones in production.

New tanks undergoing the cleaning process.

GLANK instruments - part of the Discovery Channel session at the Woodshed Recording studio. www.woodshedrecording.com

This is GLANK'o'Mask #01. A prototype of the found-object-playable mask variety. The 'eyes' are tonal tongues cut into a 1/4" piece of steel and resonate fairly well. The giant lock washers that hang from the 'chin' are very resonant and pitched. Other objects include part of a 2" tape reel and a photographic timer with glow-numbers. It is also wall sculpture for my former boss and mentor, composer Richard Gibbs.

Welding the stand for Liquid Propanophone T-120.

Found Object Metalophone Wall #1. Brass stock plates, 40mm artillery shells (tuned), Army issue oxygen tank, aluminum stock disks, motorcycle gears, top of hall tree (brass), giant spring, Ford transmission part (below picture), aluminum die piece, alarm bell, thunder sheet (b.p.), 1950's tire repair pump (b.p.), railroad tie piece (b.p.).