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I built this sound sculpture 16 years ago! It's still in great shape -due in part to Ms Lisa's diligence- and is now being used in virtual learning classes. Thanks for sharing this with me, Lisa!

Here's a great in-depth article about my career and my music. I hope you enjoy! - Junkman https://medium.com/noods-radio/donald-knaack-producing-the-environment-83b5a1eef765

Salvage Super Sounds Week 10 highlights an instrument called 'Marching Men,' a small instrument that delivers a big sound in stark contrast to our quiet city streets. If you're at home right now, look around you to see what instruments you can make from regular household items. Can you make a pots, pans, and mixing [...]

In this short and sweet video for Salvage Super Sounds Week Nine, The Junkman plays a shaker/drum made from a chocolate box and rice. Where did The Junkman find this chocolate box? Again, just one of the many sacrifices he's willing to make for his craft. Enjoy and stay safe, everyone. [...]

We like cold beverages. We like cold beverages. . . and the containers that hold them. In Salvage Super Sounds Week 8, The Junkman plays a nifty glass Spanish liqueur bottle and a plastic pitcher, both quite empty, of course. Ah, the sacrifices an artist must make for their craft. 

The Junkman goes metal this week on Salvage Super Sounds! We're not talking heavy metal, hair metal, speed metal, or death metal so do NOT, by any means, get your iron Maiden tshirt out of storage (Spoiler: Your spouse/SO has probably gotten rid of it anyway) This is all about metal curtain rods, discs, hoops, [...]

After a week of rain from Storm Dennis, we're itching for spring. Or, as Sean Connery would call it, 'shpring.' So, today we're focusing on windchimes. Made from metal rings, old keys, wood, and bamboo, the sound of these windchimes will transport you to lazy summer days spent on the front porch. Summer dreaming, courtesy [...]

This week, The Junkman shows us a few pieces from his collection of nearly 65 shakers. Glass shakers, metal shakers, plastic shakers - The Junkman has them all and they they've travelled with him from Vermont to Virginia and now to England. Some have even toured with him in South Korea, Mexico, and Europe. Shakers. [...]

The Junkman introduces us to the beauty of brass as he plays a couple of dresser drawer pulls and a candlestick. Can you hear the difference when The Junkman waves the objects in the air?

The Junkman plays a refrigerator shelf and a table leg, proving that musical instruments are all around us so long as we use some ingenuity. Have you found any household items that make an interesting sound?