Vibrating Pipes - Seattle, Washington
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DougK
N 47° 37.317 W 122° 20.931
10T E 548926 N 5274488
Zylophone-like pipes of various length are mounted in a playground in the Seattle Center. The each pipe is struck by pulling a metal ball, that is strung inside the pipe on wire mounts.
Waymark Code: WMW40R
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2017
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Artists at Play playground at Seattle Center is a row of eighteen yellow pipes, each of a different length/Height. About three feet high on each pipe is a window-like hole, which exposes a metal ball, suspended from opposite ends by two taut pieces of wire. Pulling on the ball and releasing it causes the ball to strike the pipes and produce a tone. At the base of each pipe is a small circular plaque that specifies the musical note of each pipe (A, B, B-flat, C, C-sharp, etc).
The musical pipes can be seen in Google Street View (pan left and right to see all pipes).