Hoping More than 40 Birds Play My Fender Strat

A couple of weeks ago we ran the story about the French artist who placed a Gibson Les Paul in an aviary. The video is mesmerizing. You can see the story here: 40-wild-birds-play-a-gibson-les-paul-guitar

From the moment I saw this I knew I had to try it. The next weekend we had rain; the weekend after that we had rain; this weekend was a holiday weekend. Holiday weekends bring loud boats to the lake and we needed quiet to record. Today the weather was beautiful. We put trays of birdseed and hung a feeder close to where the guitar will be placed.

This evening, before dark, we hung a strong rope from a tree and from that we hung the guitar in a plant hanger.

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At first light we will spray a little Pam on the Strat and sprinkle it with birdseed. We plan on 3 cameras, one live on the webcam that will save stills all day, two pretty good digital video cameras running tape. The guitar will plug into a small amp and its output will be recorded right to one of the cameras.

I have tuned the guitar to an open E chord. Throughout the day I will put a capo on and change chords. Hopefully when were done we can cut together a song.

If it works, I’m going to invite the French dude’s birds to JAM with our birds. They can take the solo part.

If you’re in London or headed there, check out his show. The Curve opens at the Barbican Art Gallery in London on February 27. Admission is free.

Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
New commission for The Curve
27 February 2010 - 23 May 2010
The Curve Tickets: Free admission
Times: Open Daily 11am-8pm
Open late every Thursday until 10pm