Henry Dagg is a self-styled “sound sculptor”. He created an unusual musical instrument called the “pin barrel harp,” which is nicknamed as harpsichord at his workshop in Faversham, Kent. Apparently Mr. Dagg spent four long years to create this instrument. Initially, the instrument was commissioned for a garden in London but Mr. Dagg feels it is too precious to leave it outside. Hence, he is looking out for a home to house his instrument.

The music is amplified by two enormous stainless steel horns. The pegs, which are put into one of 11,520 holes on a metal roll, take one day to arrange them to be able to produce just 60 seconds of music. Now this sounds like it would be too time consuming to play the instrument. However, it somehow appeals to me in some strange ways.

Quite interestingly, Mr. Dagg programmed a couple of songs into the instrument such as; English Country Garden and The Long and Winding Road. It is believed that he was given a £25,000 grant plus money for the Big Lottery Fund to build a musical sculpture exclusively for the English Folk Dance and Song Society’s garden in London in the year 2006.

Via: BBC