Mark Growden plays bicycle handlebars

Hello all. I’ve been away from C&F for quite awhile, so it’s nice to see this community alive and well.

So here’s something most of us probably don’t see every day: multi-instrumentalist Mark Growden playing bicycle handlebars, kind of like an overtone whistle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iA9NYzLfr8
http://markgrowden.org/

cheers!
stiofan

I’ve always preferred the tone of Cinelli 64-38’s myself. Not a fan of the carbon fiber bars, too dull sounding. :slight_smile:

actually, Frank Zappa did something kind of like it back in 1963 (0:12–0:25 in the video below), along with various & sundry other sounds distilled from a pair of bikes:
http://goo.gl/V8dzee

professional drivers. do not attempt this at home. :stuck_out_tongue: