We had the chance to work today as a duo and try out the instruments in the Crystal Grotto in Beaver Creek. Tim Linhart has been the on-site ice scupltor for Beaver Creek since the late 1980's. He started to wonder about making instruments from ice and today we got to play them.
It was a trip! It took a LONG time to get the instruments tuned as we had to apply the tension very slowly, but it was such an interesting experience. The violins and violas are actually suspended from the ceiling due to their weight.
The cello is cemented to the floor (with ice of course) and doesn't move at all.
As we are preparing for an upcoming wedding tomorrow, we whipped out our music and rehearsed there.
Tim was thrilled to hear his instruments as this is the first time they've been played since he scuplted them as string players are so difficult to find in our area.
We were thrilled at the opportunity and experience. Really - who else can say they've played 'ice instruments?'
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