Stranger Strings Workshop

About the Workshop Join Stranger Strings, a hands-on musical instrument-making workshop led by musician and DIY instrument maker Giorgos Bouras. Participants will use piano parts to design and build their own stringed instruments using basic hand tools, with assistance available where needed.

The workshops will encourage experimentation rather than requiring previous woodworking or instrument-making experience, exploring how discarded materials can be transformed into new and unusual musical instruments. At the end of the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to play their creations together through an improvised performance in the Pianodrome.

The title of the workshop is a reference to the album Strange Strings by Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra, featuring his band members performing on stringed instruments they had never used before. Sun Ra called it "a study in ignorance". This workshop is ticketed. Ages 11 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Not all adults need to bring a child - all welcome! Accompanying adults do not need a ticket.

Make It Yourself Festival 'Make it Yourself' is a 5 day celebration of do-it-yourself culture and local community, running during the October half term (October 14th - 18th).

This hyper-local festival hosts a rich offering of curated events, workshops, music, and art exhibitions, fully utilising the potential of our community space - Pianodrome Bruntsfield Community Hub - and celebrating our core ethos of upcycling and creativity through innovation, inspiration and working together.

For more info and full listings head to pianodrome.org/make-it-yourself-festival

About our Venue Pianodrome Bruntsfield is at The St.Oswald's Center at 41 Montpelier Park, Bruntsfield, Edinburgh EH10 4NB , just parallel to Bruntsfield Place and next to Bruntsfield Primary School.

The Pianodrome is based in a 130 year old ex church building, and currently the space is unheated, so please remember to wrap up warm .

Concessions We do not check your right to a concession or name your price ticket. If you feel you can afford the full price please select this ticket. However, concessions prices are there to help anybody attend the show - if you need a lower cost ticket you are in the best position to determine that. No questions asked.

Accessibility This workshop takes place in our newly opened 'Stage' area up a flight of stairs, and is unfortunately not accessible at this time. If you have any access questions or requirements please feel free to email us at [email protected] .

Non-human visitors Pets are welcome if they are well behaved.