Over the course of three years, Leland Sprinkle, a mathematician at the Pentagon, spent seeking out, shaving down, and shaping stalactites in the 64 acre Luray Caverns of Virginia. The stalactites were known to have a particular musical quality and Sprinkle was creating the worlds largest lithophone (spreading throughout three and a half acres of the caverns). With a constructed organ console, Sprinkle wired solenoid actuators which would cause rubber mallets to strike stalactites he had specifically chosen for their pitch.
Check out the previous post about unique homemade instruments here.
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