Ta' guys.
Pat,
The uprights are beat, (the rhythm)
Bada ba da da da
Bada ba da da da which comes in first for about 8 bars, although I've cut it down to 2 else the sculpture would be too long
![Grin ;D](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
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The sweep of Yew is the sax, melody.
I'm not very musical so I struggled a bit working it out... got some help from the musical side of the family. I also tapped out the beat on a mic' hooked up to an oscilloscope at work so I could see it
![Grin ;D](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
The blobs on the top of the uprights are the accentuated beat, the
Ba the brass verticals are more stacato sax that appears later.. about 10 foot further along
![Wink ;)](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
There's a couple of blue notes in there to hold up the Yew
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One of the hard things is knowing when to stop adding stuff... less is more sometimes.
I did some sketches and a model first (pic attached).
It was fun to make, a bit like one of those kids toys, sticking pegs into holes and threading beads on to 'em... it gave me a break from making bows, as the last one I did was a real pig, a BBY ELB that needed loads of repeated sideways correction before it would settle down and come back straight.
Del