David Cranmer
Location: London, England
Name of piece: Calculator Orrery
Price: Please email
Artist’s description: “An orrery is a mechanical model of the solar system, designed to show the relative orbits and positions of planets and moons. This version is powered by four independently controlled motors, the speed and direction of which can be altered via the control panel. Planets and moons have been replaced by an assortment of beautiful vintage calculators.”
Name of piece: Badgermin
Price: £1,200 – SOLD
Artist’s description: “An excellent sounding and very playable theremin, happily ensconced within a taxidermy badger. The proximity of the player to the left and right antennae control volume and pitch respectively.”
Name of piece: Mechanical Penguin
Price: Offers
Artist’s description: “Brian the Penguin has various percussive items incorporated into his body, which are played by a series of cams driven by a chainsaw engine.”
Name of piece: Banana machine / Gnome machine / Calculator machine
Price: £1,500 each. Please contact the artist regarding multiple purchase discounts.
Artist’s description: “A series of machines exploring methods of elegantly animating usually stationary objects.”
Name of piece: Electronic Pig
Price: £1,900
Artist’s description: “A robust steel computerised pig that can store a vast selection of sounds triggerable by 56 arcade buttons.”
Name of piece: Owl Organ
Price: Offers
Artist’s description: “50 chromatically tuned hooting owls connected to a handy dismantleable frame.”
Name of piece: Ring Modulators
Price: £65 including postage to the UK, £70 elsewhere.
Artist’s description: “Real analogue ‘ring modulator’ effects units, containing the same circuitry as used to create the original voice of the Daleks in 1963.”
Please get in touch to discuss potential discounts on multiple purchases, or fabrication, restoration or commissioned projects of any description. Sculptures may also be incorporated into demonstrations / installations / musical performances if required.