Dodong Kodir, Musical Instrument Makers of Waste

Every day, you dispose of trash to the dumpster in the truck transported officers and taken to landfills. But if it's crap you gave Dodong Kodir, then he will conjure into something amazing.
For example lute made of the former tube washing machine fitted strings. Or used a pen that could produce wind roar with thunder also flood. Or pieces of weathered wood and crocodile skin that can turn to the banjo.
Dodong Kodir, 60, started making musical instruments from junk since the 1980's. The story is somewhat mystical. Once, Dodong was brokenhearted because other gamelan players were late to the Indonesian Dance Academy campus (now STSI). That's when a gong as if speaking. "It could be you're talking to someone else. You yourself have to make something? "The gong that.
The question Dodong wake from a long sleep. He was determined to create a homemade musical instrument. His first flute Sunda. "I found the bamboo ladder of the former, I bring to artisan distilled," he said. Got scolded for being crazy, Dodong finally wishes fulfilled by artisan distilled.
Once finished, the flute was even harder blow. Understandably, made of bamboo for an adult foot. "It makes me short of breath," Dodong said. Flute named Sulangsong (short flute Songsong origin) often brought to the STSI without ever played, just laughable.
The flute was ultimately beneficial when one day there were performances at STSI need sound effects. Since then, the administration placed Dodong sound effects for choreographers, theater artists and musicians in a variety of performances. For sound "tap tap", for example, he thumped rock. "It was the forerunner of my naughty," she recalled.
Venturing abroadThe figure of a man born in Tasikmalaya, 8 November 1951 it still looks steady and fresh. Maintained elongated curls. When performing with the group leaves outworn, Dodong like to wear black clothes.
Through a musical instrument made from trash, Dodong wandered. Since 1996 he often gig abroad, was also invited to speak due diligence to treat waste. Some of the countries he had visited, among others Denmark, Japan, Belgium, Greece, France, and the United States.
Sulangsong even became the orchestra for the concert intro 100 years of Mozart "La Flute Enchantee" organized by UNESCO in France in 2006.
Such Copenhagen International Cultural Festival, International Puppet and Mime Festival in Greece and Cyprus and other international festivals ever he sambangi. Some of his works were parked in museums abroad such as in Madrid, Spain.
Not only performances and exhibits, the ability Dodong produce musical instruments 'magic' was able to make friends with musicians world music world such as Vidal Paz of Spain, Mohammed Haddad (stringed instrument oud player, Bahrain), Kamil Tchalawep (contrabass player, Ukraine) , Yuan Chun (flutist, China) and Sebastian Obrecht (tenor, France).
According to Dodong, coming to a number of events both at home and abroad on a mission to save the environment. "I'm not a garbage man. But let's get together care waste, "he said.
He aspires to someday be able to set up a museum that contains musical instruments creations. "If at any timeanimal sounds lost, I still have the proof. Children'll know, Oh first ever monkey, frog, lion, "he said.
From Bassdong to TornadongWhen served as a sound effects artist at STSI, Dodong triggered generating new tools from the surrounding environment. He often picked up, collect and receive items that have been damaged. "For me there's no tool that fail," he said.
The first step in making musical instruments from junk is a sound start applying what he wants. The next task, finding the sound by mating various existing waste. This task is not too difficult, he said, "Because my heart is hungry to the sound."
Dodong should feel hard when one type of goods "has not found her match." For cases like this, he'll usually let stuff is sitting in the living room or warehouse. If the match is found, then the assembly process begins.
"I wear anything, do not have the tools and utensils. If you want to use scissors pierce my flute, "he said. For a device does not need a huge cost. Highest cost components precisely to buy glue rubber and sponge marks.
Line of musical creations of cardboard waste Dodong increased.
With a touch of Dodong, former razors and deodorant cap can produce sound lizards, frogs, and geckos. Containers and former ex-mi parcels (that found in the river Cikapundung) he marries into a tool like bait fish. When the strings are struck down, came the sound of insects in the forest effect. Whoever hears certainly amazed.
There is also Banyu, spears and milk cans discarded wind roar sound effect. Then there Sagara, ie painting frame, shell wall clock, and a bicycle chain components that generate sound waves. Exciting!
Various kinds of rubbish, all kinds of sound effects. Starting from the sound of jet aircraft, locomotive, animals, atmosphere, until the modern instrument. Which musical instrument is considered the findings of the top? He calls Banyu (inspired from Aceh Tsunami 2004) and Tornadong (inspired Situ Gintung).
Tornadong themselves instruments of Walung dried fruit, closed thin fiber, to ring by an dangling from the shaken, and the result is a tornado roaring thunder. "It was like finding a surprise for me," he said.
The names of the instrument itself tends carelessly. Most so-called spontaneous. But the average refers to the name. As Alpedong (peting tool Dodong), Bassdong (Bass Dodong).
Dodong has not patented any of his work. He said he did not want to be bothered to waste time taking care of the patent because it was not a high priority. He did not sell homemade musical instruments.
"For me it's a tool of historical importance. If I sell, I would not necessarily have twice the instrument. "



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